Pathophysiology of Clinical Symptoms in Acute Viral Respiratory Tract Infections

ABSTRACT Viruses that cause respiratory tract infections are the most common agents of infectious diseases in humans throughout the world. A virus that infects the respiratory system, may induce various clinical symptoms. What is more, the same symptoms may be caused by different viruses. The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of enteroviruses that cause respiratory infections in patients with influenzavirus A/H1N1 hospitalized in the Lublin province. The experimental material was throat and nose swabs taken from patients hospitalized in Lublin and Tomaszow Lubelski. In the group of 44 patients (20 women and 24 men) infected with influenza A/H1N1, the genetic material of enteroviruses was detected in 13 patients (29.5%). Respiratory viruses co-infections are very common in hospitalized patients. Studies show that co-infection with influenza virus and enterovirus are more common in children than in adults. Moreover, viral respiratory tract infections are independent from the patients’ gender.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Acute effects of viral respiratory tract infections on sputum bacterial density during CF pulmonary exacerbations.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.725291956.793545668 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Bradley Quon

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Tract ◽

Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Bacterial Density ◽

Acute Effects ◽

Pulmonary Exacerbations ◽

Tract Infections ◽

Viral Respiratory

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Respiratory tract infections in children with allergic asthma on allergen immunotherapy during influenza season

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-81558-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yuyun Li ◽

Dongming Wang ◽

Lili Zhi ◽

Yunmei Zhu ◽

Lan Qiao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Respiratory Tract ◽

Allergic Asthma ◽

Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Allergen Immunotherapy ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Influenza Season ◽

The Body ◽

History Of ◽

Tract Infections ◽

Stage 1

AbstractTo describle how respiratory tract infections (RTIs) that occurred in children with allergic asthma (AA) on allergen immunotherapy (AIT) during an influenza season. Data including clinical symptoms and treatment history of children (those with AA on AIT and their siblings under 14 years old), who suffered from RTIs during an influenza season (Dec 1st, 2019–Dec 31st, 2019), were collected (by face to face interview and medical records) and analyzed. Children on AIT were divided into 2 groups: stage 1 (dose increasing stage) and stage 2 (dose maintenance stage). Their siblings were enrolled as control. During the study period, 49 children with AA on AIT (33 patients in stage 1 and 16 patients in stage 2) as well as 49 children without AA ( their siblings ) were included. There were no significant differences in occurrences of RTIs among the three groups (p > 0.05). Compared with children in the other two groups, patients with RTIs in stage 2 had less duration of coughing and needed less medicine. Children on AIT with maintenance doses had fewer symptoms and recovered quickly when they were attacked by RTIs, which suggested that AIT with dose maintenance may enhance disease resistance of the body.

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