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Upper respiratory tract infection is one of the most common illnesses affecting children. On average, children experience around six to eight upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) each year. Although these...
Asuccessful therapy of community-acquired pneumonia requires appropriate empirical antimicrobial remedies. Etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of major pathogens of pneumonia can differ by country. Therefore, an ideal treatment guideline of community-acquired...
Influenza viruses cause annual epidemics and occasional pandemics that have claimed the millions of lives. On December 4th 2009, more than 207 countries and overseas territories have reported laboratory confirmed...
Despite major advances in medicine, acute upper respiratory infections (URI) continue to be a huge burden on society in terms of human suffering. Acute rhinopharyngitis (common cold), acute sinusitis (viral...
Common cold is a conventional term for a mild upper respiratory illness characterized by symptoms of nasal stuffiness, rhinorrhea, sneezing, sore throat, and cough. Management of the common cold is...
We discuss recent advances in the administration of labor analgesia aimed at a more effective birthing experience for parturient women. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is the most effective method of...
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures suspected at clinical evaluation require radiological confirmation. Most radiologists make the diagnosis of vertebral fracture on the basis of a qualitative impression. However, unlike other fractures, vertebral...
The alert regarding the emergence of novel influenza was issued by the WHO on April 24th, and the government has taken immediate actions to respond to the situation since then....