Effects of famciclovir in cats with spontaneous acute upper respiratory tract disease

Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT) Disease in Cats

Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children.

Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) is a common illness, but there have been relatively few studies of the bacterial etiology in developing countries. Nasopharyngeal aspirates of 70 children under 10 years of age with ALRTI were cultured for aerobic bacterial pathogens. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the commonest organism (32.2%) isolated followed by S. pneumoniae (10%), E. coli (10%), ...

Effect of Gargling with Warm Salty Green Tea on Signs and Symptoms of Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection among Children

Background Green tea and salt had been known for a long time as an effective home remedy for common cold and flu. We aimed to evaluate the effect of gargling with warm salty green tea on signs and symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infection (AURTI) among children. Materials and Methods</strong...

Effects of dietary lysine supplementation in cats with enzootic upper respiratory disease.

To determine the effectiveness of dietary lysine supplementation in cats with enzootic upper respiratory disease (URD), 50 cats were fed a ration containing 11 or 51 g lysine/kg diet for 52 days. Food intake, body weight, clinical signs, plasma amino acid concentrations and presence of Chlamydophila felis or feline herpesvirus (FHV)-1 DNA within the conjunctival fornix were assessed. Food and l...

Duration of cough in acute upper respiratory tract infections.

OBJECTIVE To determine the duration of cough in patients without pre-existing respiratory problems presenting to general practitioners with acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). METHOD Patients without chronic chest problems who presented to two general practices with an URTI during the winter of 1999 were surveyed to assess the duration of cough. RESULTS One hundred and seventy...