The acute respiratory illnesses are the most common type of acute illness in the United
States today. The respiratory viruses—which include influenza viruses, parainfluenza …

Community respiratory viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza viruses,
parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, and picornaviruses, are an important cause of …

Studies published over the past year have documented a new respiratory pathogen. They
have also resulted in improved understanding of the epidemiology of all of the respiratory …

ContextWhile hospitalization rates have declined overall, hospitalizations for acute lower
respiratory tract infections have increased steadily since 1980. Development of new …

Among immunocompromised adults, such as bone marrow transplant recipients, more than
half of respiratory viral infections are complicated by pneumonia, with an associated …

Abstract From 1 November 1992 through 1 May 1993 and from 1 November 1993 through 1
May 1994, we conducted a prospective surveillance study at the University of Texas MD …

Abstract During a 2-year period, 157 consecutive episodes of respiratory virus infections that
occurred in 130 patients with upper or lower respiratory tract infection were analyzed for …

Acute infections of the respiratory tract are the most common affliction of the human host. In
developed or industrialized countries, infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract are …

PURPOSE: We compared the prevalence and spectrum of common respiratory viruses
among patients with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic …

Viruses that cause acute respiratory illness in the general population and are responsible for
hospitalizations in persons of all ages with underlying medical conditions are also a …