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| Title |
Asthma exacerbation and viral infection in adult patients, Brazil
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.004 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Raquel Cirlene Silva, José Nelson Couceiro, Fernando Portela Câmara, Solange Valle, Norma Santos |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to determine whether viral respiratory infections triggered the exacerbation of asthma in adult patients and impacted the severity of asthma symptoms. Adult patients (n=47) with previously diagnosed asthma were enrolled in the study and had respiratory swabs collected over a 28-month period and tested for a variety of respiratory virus by real time PCR assay. Out of the 47 included patients 18 (38.3%) tested positive for respiratory viruses. A total of 67 samples were collected during an asthma episode, and 20 (29.9%) were positive for respiratory viruses (primarily HBoV and HAdV). Severity of the asthma episode was significantly associated with viral infection. The relative risk for viral infection in asthmatic patients in this study was found to be 2.34 (95% CI: 1.88-2.90). Viral infections represent an important trigger for exacerbation of asthma symptoms. Development of effective treatments or vaccines to prevent such infections would have a significant impact on reducing the burden of asthma in adults. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 18% |
| Researcher | 2 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 18% |
| Unknown | 3 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 47% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#17,286,645
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#405
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#168,043
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#10
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