Coinfection with RSV, REV, and MPV was significantly associated with treatment failure and prolonged treatment in children with viral LRTIs on respiratory support.

The following is a summary of "Early bacterial co-infections and ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections ...

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Objective: To describe otoscopic findings during URI, the full clinical spectrum of ...

Lower respiratory tract infections affect the airways and lungs. They include bronchitis, which is an inflammation of the airway passages leading to the lungs. People with acute bronchitis may ...

An acute respiratory infection (ARI) is any respiratory tract infection resolving within 21 days. Vitamin D plays a role in innate immune responses to respiratory viruses, and low vitamin D levels ...

Officials say the 88-year-old pontiff has a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection ... While a bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, viral infections cannot.