Objectives The role of bacteria in acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) of adults and interactions
with viral infections is incompletely understood. This study tested the hypothesis that …

Using a large data set (n= 811), the relationship between acute respiratory infection illness
severity and inflammatory biomarkers was investigated to determine whether certain …

This retrospective cohort study investigated the presence of bacteria in respiratory
secretions of patients hospitalized with acute respiratory infections and analyzed the impact …

Abstract Background. Between 50% and 80% of asthma exacerbations are associated with
viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs), yet the influence of viral pathogen diversity on asthma …

Introduction Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the most common infections in the general
population and are mainly caused by respiratory viruses. Detecting several viruses in a …

Background Patients with viral respiratory infections/viral rhinitis/common colds are often
treated with antibiotic; however, there is little information on whether or how bacterial …

Aims To investigate the viral etiology of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in hospitalized
adults and elderly patients in Croatia, compare the prevalence of detected viruses, and to …

Respiratory viral infections are often implicated as triggers of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)
flare-ups. However, there is a paucity of respiratory viral surveillance studies in CRS …

Background Despite the high burden of respiratory infection and the importance of early and
accurate diagnosis, there is no simple diagnostic test to rule in viral infection as a cause of …

The respiratory microbiota in early life play an important role in acute illness, the
development of chronic diseases, and shaping the immune system (1, 2). To understand the …