The common cold

T Heikkinen, A Järvinen - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Despite great advances in medicine, the common cold continues to be a great burden on
society in terms of human suffering and economic losses. Of the several viruses that cause …

Otologic dysfunction in patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review

S Maharaj, M Bello Alvarez, S Mungul… - Laryngoscope …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe otologic dysfunction in patients with the novel SARS‐CoV‐2. Review
Methods Search strategies acquired for each database included keywords. The keywords …

Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with …

EAF Simões, SA Madhi, WJ Muller… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background In a phase 2b trial and the phase 3 MELODY trial, nirsevimab, an extended half-
life, monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), protected healthy infants …

Epidemiology of acute otitis media in the postpneumococcal conjugate vaccine era

R Kaur, M Morris, ME Pichichero - Pediatrics, 2017 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology of acute otitis media (AOM), especially the otitis-
prone condition, during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines 7 and 13 era. METHODS: Six …

Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in the population of four municipalities in eastern Finland

C Jokinen, L Heiskanen, H Juvonen… - American journal of …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Between September 1, 1981, and August 31, 1982, all patients with suspected or
confirmed pneumonia among the 46,979 inhabitants of four municipalities in the province of …

Viral upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media complication in young children

T Chonmaitree, K Revai, JJ Grady… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. The common cold or upper respiratory infection (URI) is highly prevalent
among young children and often results in otitis media (OM). The incidence and …

Prevalence of various respiratory viruses in the middle ear during acute otitis media

T Heikkinen, M Thint… - New England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Vaccines against respiratory viruses may be able to reduce the frequency of
acute otitis media. Although the role of respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of acute otitis …

Seasonal influenza vaccines

AE Fiore, CB Bridges, NJ Cox - Vaccines for pandemic influenza, 2009 - Springer
Influenza vaccines are the mainstay of efforts to reduce the substantial health burden from
seasonal influenza. Inactivated influenza vaccines have been available since the 1940s and …

Respiratory viruses predisposing to bacterial infections: role of neuraminidase

VT Peltola, JA McCullers - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Results. Potential mechanisms for synergism between viruses and bacteria include: virus
destruction of respiratory epithelium may increase bacterial adhesion; virus-induced …

Influenza A and B virus infections in children

V Peltola, T Ziegler, O Ruuskanen - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2003 - academic.oup.com
To obtain data on the clinical manifestations of infection, the age distribution, and the
underlying conditions of children with influenza severe enough to lead to hospital referral …