Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) belongs to the recently defined Pneumoviridae
family, Orthopneumovirus genus. It is a negative sense, single stranded RNA virus that …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem, and since 2001,
the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published its strategy …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and
mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly. Methods Structured searches of PubMed were …

The rapid emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in ICUs
worldwide constitute a problem of crisis dimensions. The root causes of this problem are …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

It is difficult to determine the impact of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Europe,
because precise data are scarce. Mortality attributable to CAP varies widely between …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major public health problem. It is
the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality in the United States, and is …

Macrolides have diverse biological activities and an ability to modulate inflammation and
immunity in eukaryotes without affecting homeostatic immunity. These properties have led to …

Context In previous smaller trials, a procalcitonin (PCT) algorithm reduced antibiotic use in
patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Objective To examine whether a PCT …