Infective Factors in Exacerbations of Bronchitis and Asthma

Abstract

possible case of diabetes for the first time plasma glucose values ought to be reported. If anticoagulants interfere with the precipitating second antibody of double antibody insulin assay systems then separation of insulin ought to be achieved by other methods-for example, by adsorption to charcoal. They are equally efficient and simple to use.Glucose and insulin responses are being studied under widely varying circumstances-relation between mother and fetus, hypoglycaemic disturbances in the neonate, and the effects of new oral hypoglycaemic agents. Precise comparisons of data in these and other fields cannot be made unless glucose and insulin concentrations are determined on the same basis. An agreement on basic methodology will help to save a great deal of confusion in the future.

Respiratory viral infection in childhood. A survey in general practice, Roehampton 1967–1972

“…First, other studies in which symptom-free patients or 'controls' were investigated have shown that viruses are more frequently isolated from those who have respiratory symptoms than from those who are symptom-free (M.R.C. Report, 1965;Hurrell, Sturdy, Frood & Gardner, 1971;Lambert & Stern, 1972;Poole & Tobin, 1973;Horn & Yealland, 1974). Secondly, in this survey, as in the two large surveys of the Medical Research Council (M.R.C.…”

Factors associated with symptomatic rhinovirus infection in patients with COPD

“…32,33 In addition, exposure to children in family studies of respiratory illness is a known risk factor for viral transmission. 34 Thus, it is not surprising that exposure to school children was associated with risk of HRV infection in our study. However, the association with symptomatic disease is more puzzling.…”

Role of viruses and bacteria in acute wheezy bronchitis in childhood: a study of sputum.

“…Lambert and Stern (1972) cultured sputum and nasal and throat swabs from two asthmatic subjects, one of whom was a child, and recovered virus in 5 of 11 exacerbations. In the present study of wheezy bronchitis of childhood a virus was isolated from 49 % of episodes, and the sputum samples collected within 5 days of onset of symptoms gave a virus isolation rate of 41 %.…”