The performance of asthma severity scores, in terms of reliability and responsiveness, differs between children with obesity ...

The Respiratory Infection Intensity and Impact Questionnaire (RiiQ) Symptoms Scale demonstrated logical patterns of upper and lower respiratory symptoms among participants. After applying an extensive ...

A saliva test can more accurately indicate the severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children than the standard blood test. If saliva contains too few broadly protective antibodies, a child ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a clinical and economic burden ...

Prior exacerbations and greater symptom severity independently predicted future exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis. Long-term macrolide proved beneficial not only for patients with frequent ...