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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
The upper respiratory system includes the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx with subglottic area of trachea. In the normal circumstances, air enters the respiratory system through nostrils where it is filtered, humidified, and warmed inside the nasal cavity. Conditioned air passes through pharynx, larynx, and trachea and then enters in lower respiratory system. Dysfunction of any part of ...
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Today most upper respiratory tract infections are mild and of short duration with minor risk of complications. Hence, the effects of antibiotic treatment are marginal. The only and most important reason for treatment is to stop dissemination. Penicillin V should be the first drug of choice. A review of the literature about antibiotic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections shows that mo...
متن کاملWhich treatment for upper respiratory tract infections?
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) include rhinosinusitis, acute otitis media (AOM), pharyngotonsillitis and laryngitis [1]. Viruses are responsible for the great majority of URTIs therefore antimicrobial treatment is not always required [2]. Paracetamol (7-15 mg/kg/dose) and ibuprofen (4-10 mg/kg/dose) are considered as the standard analgesics [3]. Regarding rhinosinusitis, clinicians ...
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TO THE EDITOR—Chemaly et al should be congratulated for completing the daunting task of fully enrolling their recent study [1]. However, their conclusion that an intermittent ribavirin schedule has higher efficacy than a continuous schedule seems to be premature for several reasons. First, although such studies can decrease the necessary sample size, adaptive randomization schemes remain contro...
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About two million people per year in the U.S. have acne severe enough to require treatment with antibiotics. Treatment frequently lasts for more than six months, prompting concerns about antibiotic resistance and other possible consequences of long-term antibiotic use, such as increased susceptibility to infections. This Issue Brief summarizes a large study that evaluates the risk for upper res...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Annals
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0090-4481,1938-2359
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20091210-03