Introduction: Influenza A (Flu A) and B (Flu B) viruses are responsible for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) worldwide, with a morbidity of 5 million and mortality of 29,000 - 650,000 deaths per year. Influe...
Pseudoephedrine (PSE) is a widely used nasal decongestant. A review by the European Medicines Agency has reported that PSE may be associated with risks of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and revers...
The common cold is caused by a large range of respiratory viruses and is the most common disease of mankind. There is a great need for a prophylactic treatment for colds. Specific antiviral treatments are only effecti...
Background: Bronchiectasis, characterized by irreversible bronchial dilation, often affects patients’ long-term health. This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors of bronchiectasis in adults based on CT scan...
The limitations of existing treatments for both Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lie in their inability to provide universally accessible, easy...
Objective: The studies of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) for patents with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the prognosis of CTD-ILD patie...
Background and objective: Occupational asthma is responsible for 5 to 20% of adult asthma cases globally, and car painters are among the most at-risk workers. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalenc...
We present a case of necrotizing pneumonia in an 87-year-old man without severe respiratory instability. Clinical suspicion arose due to the need for supplementary oxygen and persistent fever during treatment for comm...
Real-world evidence (RWE) is clinical evidence on a medical product’s safety and efficacy that is generated using real-world data (RWD) resulting from routine healthcare delivery. This study evaluates the clinical ef...
Objectives: To assess respiratory elastance and resistive properties in patients with autoimmune liver disorders using the passive relaxation expiration technique and compare findings to a group of patients with non-a...