Management of upper respiratory tract infections in children
Date
2008
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) occurs commonly in both children and adults and is a major cause of mild morbidity. It has a high cost to society, being responsible for absenteeism from school and work and unnecessary medical care, and is occasionally associated with serious sequelae. URTIs are usually caused by several families of virus; these are the rhinovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, influenza, enterovirus and the recently discovered bocavirus. This review will mainly focus on the rhinovirus, where significant advances have been made in understanding the epidemiology, natural history and relationship with other pathogens.
Description
CITATION: Cotton, M. F. et al. 2008. Management of upper respiratory tract infections in children. South African Family Practice, 50(2):6-12, doi:10.1080/20786204.2008.10873685.
The original publication is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ojfp20/current
The original publication is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ojfp20/current
Keywords
Pediatric respiratory diseases, Respiratory infections -- Treatment, Infection in children, Rhinoviruses -- Epidemiology
Citation
Cotton, M. F. et al. 2008. Management of upper respiratory tract infections in children. South African Family Practice, 50(2):6-12, doi:10.1080/20786204.2008.10873685.