nonencapsulated, nontypeable hemophilus influenzae (nthi) remains an important cause of acute otitis and respiratory diseases in children and adults. nthi bacteria are one of the major causes of respiratory tract infections, including acute otitis media, cystic fibrosis, and community-acquired pneumonia among children, especially in developing countries. the bacteria can also cause chronic dise...

BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the relation between air pollution and general practitioner (GP) consultations in Asia. Clinic attendance data from a network of GPs were studied, and the relationship between daily GP consultations for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and non-URTI respiratory diseases and daily air pollutant concentrations measured in their respective districts was...

OBJECTIVE To present an updated review of the most common upper respiratory infections (URI) in children seen by the pediatrician in outpatient clinics, for better diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. SOURCES References from Medline database were reviewed. The most relevant articles were selected. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Acute rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis, streptococcal tonsillitis and vira...

UNLABELLED Managing medical complications in pregnancy is a challenge to clinicians. OBJECTIVES This study profiled some disease and prescription patterns for pregnant women attending antenatal clinics (ANCs) in Nigeria. A risk classification of the medicines was also determined. METHODS Medical case files of 1,200 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics of 3 health facilities in Benin C...

background respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) can cause acute respiratory infection (ari) in infants and young children. objectives this study was conducted to determine the incidence of rsv infection and its subgroups among children with ari. materials and methods a total of 100 throat samples were collected from hospitalized children with ari in different hospitals across the khuzestan provinc...

The consequences of adventitious infectious agents upon the interpretation of toxicology studies performed in rats and mice are incompletely understood. Several prevalent murine pathogens cause alterations of the respiratory system that can confuse the assessment of chemically induced airway injury. In some instances the pathogenesis of infection with these agents has been relatively well studi...

UNLABELLED Patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome present alterations in their cellular and humoral immune reactions that predispose them to the development of infectious processes. PURPOSE To characterize the infectious processes in patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety-two children and adolescents with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome were assessed ret...