Non-pharmaceutical interventions for the prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj pilgrimage
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The Pharmaceutical Management of Respiratory Tract Infections
In the United States, respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are associated with millions of office visits each year. The initial pharmacological management of these relatively common infections is usually empirical. Antibacterial therapy for RTIs must be active against common pathogens, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis, as well as atypical pathog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1477-8939
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.06.005