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2. Lower respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   2.74 million (2015) [ 2 ] Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, coughing and fatigue. [ 3 ] A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary for ...

3. Azithromycin - Wikipedia

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   Azithromycin has beneficial effects in the treatment of asthma. It possesses antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties which contribute to its effectiveness. Asthma exacerbations can be caused by chronic neutrophilic inflammation, and azithromycin is known to reduce this type of inflammation due to its immunomodulatory properties.

4. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection - Wikipedia

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   Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection (MAI) is an atypical mycobacterial infection, i.e. one with nontuberculous mycobacteria or NTM, caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which is made of two Mycobacterium species, M. avium and M. intracellulare. [1] This infection causes respiratory illness in birds, pigs, and humans, especially ...

5. Bronchiolitis - Wikipedia

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   Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the small airways in the lungs. Acute bronchiolitis is due to a viral infection usually affecting children younger than two years of age. [ 5 ] Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, wheezing, and breathing problems. [ 1 ] More severe cases may be associated with nasal flaring, grunting, or the skin ...

6. Quinolone antibiotic - Wikipedia

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   In Wikidata. Quinolone antibiotics constitute a large group of broad-spectrum bacteriocidals that share a bicyclic core structure related to the substance 4-quinolone. [ 1 ] They are used in human and veterinary medicine to treat bacterial infections, as well as in animal husbandry, specifically poultry production.

7. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia

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   Its use as a prophylactic treatment is supported by one clinical trial involving children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. [59] Other than this and one other clinical trial into its efficacy as a treatment for pneumocystis pneumonia, [ 60 ] data on its use in both the treatment and prevention of pneumocystis pneumonia is significantly lacking.

8. Chlamydia pneumoniae - Wikipedia

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   Chlamydia pneumoniae. Chlamydia pneumoniae[1] is a species of Chlamydia, an obligate intracellular bacterium [2] that infects humans and is a major cause of pneumonia. It was known as the Taiwan acute respiratory agent (TWAR) from the names of the two original isolates – Taiwan (TW-183) and an acute respiratory isolate designated AR-39. [3]

9. Mycoplasma pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   See also: Mycoplasma pneumoniae § Pathogenicity. Once attached to the mucosa of a host organism, M. pneumoniae extracts nutrients, grows, and reproduces by binary fission. Attachment sites include the upper and lower respiratory tract, causing pharyngitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia. The infection caused by this bacterium is called atypical ...