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A randomized control trial of azithromycin for the acute management of wheezy pre-school children
DownloadFall 2017
Silbernagel, Patricia del Rocio
Objective: We sought to determine if azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic with anti-inflammatory(1,2), antibacterial(3) and potential antiviral(4) properties, added to routine therapy of wheezy pre-school children would resolve respiratory symptoms more rapidly, and protect against symptom...
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Spring 2014
Inconsistent results have been reported in studies investigating the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and respiratory outcomes. In this thesis, data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey were used to examine the relationship between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and...
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Fall 2009
International prevalence of ever asthma and current wheeze in adults were examined in 55 countries participating in the World Health Survey. The prevalence of ever asthma ranged from 1.1-7.9% in Asia, 2.4-7.6% in Africa, 3.4-7.9% in Middle East, 2.4-12.1% in America, 3.9-6.8% in Eastern Europe,...
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Spring 2014
Chronic trauma in childhood can program an abnormal stress reaction, resulting in lifelong difficulties with stress management and poor health outcomes linked to changes in the immune system. At the same time, maternal stress during pregnancy has been linked to childhood asthma. Given the...