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Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review
Respiratory diseases are a very common source of morbidity and mortality among children. Health care providers often face a dilemma when encountering a febrile infant or child with respiratory tract infection. The reason expressed by many clinicians is the trouble to confirm whether the fever is cau...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26345407 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S87789 |
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author | Hendaus, Mohamed A Jomha, Fatima A Alhammadi, Ahmed H |
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description | Respiratory diseases are a very common source of morbidity and mortality among children. Health care providers often face a dilemma when encountering a febrile infant or child with respiratory tract infection. The reason expressed by many clinicians is the trouble to confirm whether the fever is caused by a virus or a bacterium. The aim of this review is to update the current evidence on the virus-induced bacterial infection. We present several clinical as well in vitro studies that support the correlation between virus and secondary bacterial infections. In addition, we discuss the pathophysiology and prevention modes of the virus–bacterium coexistence. A search of the PubMed and MEDLINE databases was carried out for published articles covering bacterial infections associated with respiratory viruses. This review should provide clinicians with a comprehensive idea of the range of bacterial and viral coinfections or secondary infections that could present with viral respiratory illness. |
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spelling | pubmed-45543992015-09-04 Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review Hendaus, Mohamed A Jomha, Fatima A Alhammadi, Ahmed H Ther Clin Risk Manag Review Respiratory diseases are a very common source of morbidity and mortality among children. Health care providers often face a dilemma when encountering a febrile infant or child with respiratory tract infection. The reason expressed by many clinicians is the trouble to confirm whether the fever is caused by a virus or a bacterium. The aim of this review is to update the current evidence on the virus-induced bacterial infection. We present several clinical as well in vitro studies that support the correlation between virus and secondary bacterial infections. In addition, we discuss the pathophysiology and prevention modes of the virus–bacterium coexistence. A search of the PubMed and MEDLINE databases was carried out for published articles covering bacterial infections associated with respiratory viruses. This review should provide clinicians with a comprehensive idea of the range of bacterial and viral coinfections or secondary infections that could present with viral respiratory illness. Dove Medical Press 2015-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4554399/ /pubmed/26345407 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S87789 Text en © 2015 Hendaus et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Review Hendaus, Mohamed A Jomha, Fatima A Alhammadi, Ahmed H Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title | Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title_full | Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title_fullStr | Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title_full_unstemmed | Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title_short | Virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
title_sort | virus-induced secondary bacterial infection: a concise review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26345407 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S87789 |
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