A study has recently warned that individuals with poor kidney function had an increased risk of developing infections acquired in the community -
lower respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and sepsis.
To estimate serum vitamin A levels in children aged 6 months to 6 years during Acute Gastroenteritis and
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.
When the two cohorts of children with Down syndrome were combined, 180 children (46%) had a risk factor for severe
lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The requirement for inhaled zanamivir in natural infections (6,7) points to aerosol contribution and to the
lower respiratory tract as the preferred site.
Of infections in the SLE patients, 29% involved the skin and/or mucosa, 22% involved the
lower respiratory tract, and 14% involved the upper respiratory tract, Dr.
To date, the literature contains only a few scattered case reports and a few cases mentioned in reviews of amyloidosis localized to either the upper or
lower respiratory tract. A review of the world literature over the past 100 years identified a total of 29 previously reported cases (table 1).
Lower respiratory tract pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a medical hospital of central Nepal.
Recurrent, protracted and persistent
lower respiratory tract infection: A neglected clinical entity.
Moreover, most cases of severe RSV
lower respiratory tract infection occur in otherwise healthy infants aged less than 5 months, when active immunization presents daunting challenges.
Hyponatremia is seen in various inflammatory diseases such as acute meningitis, acute
lower respiratory tract infections, febrile convulsions, and Kawasaki disease in children.
Key Words:
Lower respiratory tract infections, Antibiogram, Antimicrobial resistance, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), including pneumonia and bronchiolitis, are a leading cause of death in under-fives around the world.