Patients with ANCA-associated vasculitides usually present similar clinical manifestations (fever, joint pain, lung and kidney diseases, purpura, etc.). However, signs of granulomatosis inflammation the upper lower respiratory tract and/or orbit allow to differentiate polyangiitis (GPA) from microscopic (MPA). Circulating ANCAs are key laboratory sign vasculitis, although they can be negative i...

For more than a century, antibody has been used for passive parenteral immunization against viral and bacterial pathogens. This approach has been successful for prevention of viral respiratory infection and has led to testing of intranasal or aerosol delivery of antibody to passively immunize the respiratory tract mucosal surface. Mucosal delivery may be advantageous because it allows the antib...

Human adenovirus 7d, a genomic variant with no reported circulation in the United States, was isolated from 2 adults with severe respiratory infections in Illinois. Molecular typing identified a close relationship with strains of the same genome type isolated from cases of respiratory disease in several provinces of China since 2009.

We evaluated the performance characteristics of the FilmArray respiratory panel and the eSensor respiratory viral panel on clinical and spiked lower respiratory tract specimens (LRTS). The overall agreement between the two methods was 89.5% (51/57). The lower limit of detection of both assays for all targets in LRTS was comparable to that for nasopharyngeal swab specimens.

Results: A total of 1885 were included in the study after exclusion (775 males and 1110 females). The case rate was highest for 1845yrs age group. Among communicable diseases Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) (67.06%) and acute gastroenteritis (12.55%) had maximum burden. Musculoskeletal pains (26.55%) and hypertension (15.53%) were the most reported diseases among non-communicable dise...

Bacterial colonization of the oropharynx is the initial event in most lower respiratory tract infections. To study the role of bacterial adherence in lower respiratory tract infections caused by Branhamella catarrhalis (B. catarrhalis) in winter, in vitro adherence assays of the organism to human oropharyngeal cells were carried out in winter, spring, summer and autumn. A total of 57 adults of ...

cryptosporial and bacterial co-infection is reported in a budgerigar with clinical manifestations of septicemia and respiratory tract infection. microscopically large number of round to oval 2-5μm cryptosporidial organisms were found to be lodged on the parabronchial epithelial cells of the respiratory tract. the bacterial colonies were seen around the parabronchial spaces of the lung tissue. i...

Diseases of the lower respiratory tract of sheep are not considered a serious cause of lost productivity in Australian flocks because of the generally sporadic nature of serious respiratory disease and the sub-clinical nature of most cases of respiratory infection. The extensive conditions under which Australian sheep are usually managed do not favour transmission of pneumonic infectious agents...

more than one percent of the labor force in each country consists of welders exposed to various damages caused by welding. the number of studies conducted in this field is low, especially in iran. in this paper, we tried to discover any temporary and reversible obstructive effect of welding fumes on the respiratory systems of welders. in this cross-sectional study, peak expiratory flow rates an...

OBJECTIVES Countries generally present their overall use of antibiotics as an indicator of antibiotic prescribing quality. Additional insight is urgently needed for targeted improvement recommendations: first, data on specific clinical indications for which antibiotics are used, and second, on distinguishing whether changes in patient consultation or changes in physician prescribing drive chang...