Does Detection of Respiratory Viral Infection in Upper Respiratory Tract (URT) Predict Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT) Disease in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Patients?

Does Detection of Respiratory Viral Infection in Upper Respiratory Tract (URT) Predict Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT) Disease in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Patients?

Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT) Disease in Cats

Respiratory syncytial virus in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: factors determining progression to lower respiratory tract disease.

BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRD) is a life-threatening complication in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. Lymphopenia has been associated with an increased risk of progression from upper respiratory tract infection (URI) to LRD. METHODS This study retrospectively analyzed the significance of lymphocyte engraftment dynamics, lung f...

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is a general term for a heterogeneous group of illnesses caused by numerous etiologic agents that affect the mucosal lining of the upper respiratory tract, including the middle-ear cavity and paranasal sinuses. URIs are primarily caused by viruses, rhinoviruses being the most common etiological agents. Respiratory viruses transmit easily via direct contac...

Respiratory Tract Infection 5. Respiratory Tract Infection

In troduc tion For a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanismof infectious diseases it is important to know the molecular basis of how the host responds to microbial pathogens and eliminates them. Recent advances in immunology and molecular biology have led to the discovery of a large number of cytokines and cell surface molecules, which allows us to understand such pathogenic mechanism...