Objective: To determine the risk factors of infection in patients with nephrotic syndrome. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 155 syndrome under our department from January 2019 to December 2019. Among them, 43 cases had infection, and rate 27.74%. The were analyzed. Results: syndrome, developed including 3 upper respiratory tract (6.98%), 33 lower (76.74%), skin (6.97%), urinary 1...

orthomixoviridae family viruses (influenza viruses) are major cause of death in human with respiratory diseases. although avian influenza in iranian chickens are associated with h9n2 subtype, there was not any study for h9n2 human infection as yet. this investigation conducted to serological study of h9n2 avian influenza infection in different human groups. the number of 334 blood sera includin...

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) belongs to the pneumovirus genus within the family Paramyxoviridae and is a major cause of respiratory disease in young calves. BRSV is enveloped and contains a negative sense, single-stranded RNA genome encoding 11 proteins. The virus replicates predominantly in ciliated respiratory epithelial cells but also in type II pneumocytes. It appears to cause ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of respiratory tract infection in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery in relation to mortality and to identify patients at higher risk of developing this complication. METHODS Cross-sectional observational study conducted at the Recovery of Cardiothoracic Surgery, using information from a database consisting of a total of 900 patients operated on in this...

A substantial proportion of hitherto unexplained respiratory tract illnesses is associated with human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection. This virus also was found in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). To determine the dynamics and associated lesions of hMPV infection, six cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) were inoculated with hMPV and examined by pathological and vir...

including a lower sensitivity and greater delay before the result is available [7, 8]. The prompt and accurate detection of a respiratory virus infection in patients with underlying lung disease is important for a number of reasons. Anti-viral medications are sometimes indicated for patients with a suspected or confirmed respiratory viral infection, particularly RSV or influenza [9]. Some respi...