Role of viruses in asthma

T Jartti, K Bønnelykke, V Elenius… - Seminars in …, 2020 - Springer
Respiratory viral infections are the most important triggers of asthma exacerbations.
Rhinovirus (RV), the common cold virus, is clearly the most prevalent pathogen constantly …

The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious …

JS Bradley, CL Byington, SS Shah… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and …

The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for unravelling the causative association between respiratory viruses and pneumococcus-associated disease in young …

R Dagan, BA van der Beek, S Ben-Shimol… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background In young children, rates of lower respiratory infections (LRI) and invasive
pneumococcal disease (IPD) have been associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

Global role and burden of influenza in pediatric respiratory hospitalizations, 1982–2012: a systematic analysis

KE Lafond, H Nair, MH Rasooly, F Valente… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The global burden of pediatric severe respiratory illness is substantial, and
influenza viruses contribute to this burden. Systematic surveillance and testing for influenza …

Seriously cilia: A tiny organelle illuminates evolution, disease, and intercellular communication

C Derderian, GI Canales, JF Reiter - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
The borders between cell and developmental biology, which have always been permeable,
have largely dissolved. One manifestation is the blossoming of cilia biology, with cell and …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, microbiology, and treatment considerations for bacterial pneumonia complicating influenza

ML Metersky, RG Masterton, H Lode, TM File Jr… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Post-influenza bacterial pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality associated
with both seasonal and pandemic influenza virus illness. However, despite much interest in …

Association between respiratory syncytial virus activity and pneumococcal disease in infants: a time series analysis of US hospitalization data

DM Weinberger, KP Klugman, CA Steiner… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The importance of bacterial infections following respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
remains unclear. We evaluated whether variations in RSV epidemic timing and magnitude …

High nasopharyngeal pneumococcal density, increased by viral coinfection, is associated with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia

N Wolter, S Tempia, C Cohen, SA Madhi… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. We identified factors associated with pneumococcal colonization, high
colonization density, and invasive pneumococcal pneumonia among patients hospitalized …

Pediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: changing epidemiology, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, and areas for future research

SE Katz, DJ Williams - Infectious Disease Clinics of North …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common serious infections in
childhood. This review focuses on pediatric CAP in the United States and other …

Influenza interaction with cocirculating pathogens and its impact on surveillance, pathogenesis, and epidemic profile: A key role for mathematical modelling

L Opatowski, M Baguelin, RM Eggo - PLoS pathogens, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Evidence is mounting that influenza virus interacts with other pathogens colonising or
infecting the human respiratory tract. Taking into account interactions with other pathogens …