Respiratory tract infections and asthma control in children

The Role of Leukotrienes in Respiratory Tract and Asthma

Polyunsaturated fatty acids play a role as precursors of biolo­gically active compounds that can act as mediators or modulators  of various cell functions. Thus three main groups of derivatives­ the prostaglandins, the thromboxanes, and recently discovered  leukotrienes are formed by oxygenation and further transformation of various polyunsaturated fatty acids of which arachidonic acid  plays t...

Lower respiratory tract infections in children.

Lower respiratory tract infections-pneumonia, atypical pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and bronchitis-are responsible for much morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. On a regular basis, pediatricians clinically diagnose these conditions and must make decisions regarding evaluation and treatment. The focus of this update is on new developments in the past year in the areas of epidemiolog...

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%), ...

Severe Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

Bocavirus in Children with Respiratory Tract Infections

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