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Anecdote suggests that the earlier treatment is initiated, the better it works, as larger amounts of secretions in the upper aerodigestive tract are more difficult to eliminate.
Patients admitted to the pediatric unit were eligible for the study if they met the following criteria: age younger than 1 year; first episode of wheezing; clinical features of bronchiolitis (rhinorrhea, tachypnea, and wheezing and/or rales); and nasopharyngeal secretions positive for RSV as determined by enzyme immunoassay.
Transport of sodium and chloride out of the lumen of the prostate acini is accompanied by the passive transfer of water and the prostatic secretions are thereby concentrated [ 20].
3°C), leukocytosis or leukopenia, and purulent bronchial secretions; and a new and persistent infiltrate on chest radiography.
Although rhinoviruses have been thought to be transmitted via large droplets or contact [ 7 ] , studies in the 1980's demonstrated that fomites are not an effective means of transmitting rhinovirus infections [ 8 9 10 ] . While direct inoculation of respiratory secretions has been shown to transmit infection, this is not a likely route of transmission in older children and adults as survival on hands is brief [ 9 ] . Airborne transmission of infection was clearly demonstrated in one experimental study on adults [ 8 ] . However, in the absence of epidemiological studies designed to conclusively identify modes of transmission, the role of airborne transmission in viral respiratory infection remains controversial.
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