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Respiratory Tract Infections

Known as: Respiratory Tract Infections [Disease/Finding], rti, Infections, Respiratory Tract 
Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.
National Institutes of Health

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Common ColdInhalational anthraxOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPneumonia

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Communicable Diseases

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and the Incidence of Acute Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Adults
Background Declining serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D seen in the fall and winter as distance increases from the… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Antibiotic prescription rates for acute respiratory tract infections in US ambulatory settings.
CONTEXT During the 1990s, antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) decreased in the United States… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Breastfeeding and Hospitalization for Diarrheal and Respiratory Infection in the United Kingdom Millennium Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of breastfeeding on hospitalization for diarrheal and lower… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Maternal obesity and pregnancy outcome: a study of 287 213 pregnancies in London
OBJECTIVE: To examine the maternal and foetal risks of adverse pregnancy outcome in relation to maternal obesity, expressed as… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Risk Factors for Perioperative Adverse Respiratory Events in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Background Anesthesia for the child who presents for surgery with an upper respiratory infection (URI) presents a challenge for… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Exercise, upper respiratory tract infection, and the immune system.
The relationship between exercise and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) may be modeled in the form of a "J" curve… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Psychological stress and susceptibility to the common cold.
BACKGROUND It is not known whether psychological stress suppresses host resistance to infection. To investigate this issue, we… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A new Chlamydia psittaci strain, TWAR, isolated in acute respiratory tract infections.
During a 2 1/2-year period, we studied 386 University of Washington students with acute respiratory disease, to determine whether… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mechanisms of bronchial hyperreactivity in normal subjects after upper respiratory tract infection.
Inhalation of histamine diphosphate aerosol (1.6 per cent, 10 breaths) produced a 218 +/- 54.6 per cent (mean +/- SE) increase in… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Nosocomial respiratory infections with gram-negative bacilli. The significance of colonization of the respiratory tract.
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