Respiratory viruses in the NICU?

Panel Discussion: Non-invasive Respiratory Support in NICU

Non-invasive respiratory support in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a mainstay to reduce complications of invasive mechanical ventilation. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in infants is used for situations such as respiratory distress syndrome, apnea of prematurity, bronchomalacia with terminal airway collapse, and in other conditions that require positive pressure. T...

Canine respiratory viruses.

Acute contagious respiratory disease (kennel cough) is commonly described in dogs worldwide. The disease appears to be multifactorial and a number of viral and bacterial pathogens have been reported as potential aetiological agents, including canine parainfluenza virus, canine adenovirus and Bordetella bronchiseptica, as well as mycoplasmas, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, canine herpe...

Hantaviruses: underestimated respiratory viruses?

with antibiotics demonstrates that a single dose or 3 days of treatment at most is sufficient for most patients. As to the choice of antibiotic, evidence demonstrates equivalency, if not superiority, of a fluoroquinolone in the treatment of individuals with TD, compared with every other class of antibiotic [3–5]. Data also support the use of azithromycin in individuals for whom fluoroquinolones...

Non-Invasive Respiratory Management Stress in the NICU Pneumomediastinum in the Neonate

Respiratory viruses in acute bronchiolitis in Delhi.

We conducted this trial in a Delhi hospital between January 1 and December 31, 2007 and enrolled 245 infants (1 month to 1 year) with evidence of bronchiolitis (characterized by tachypnea; respiratory rate more than 60 per minute between 1-2 months of age and more than 50 per minute beyond 2 months age; with wheezing or fine crackles) following a written informed consent from parents. Nasophary...