Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common type of infectious diseases and a leading cause of outpatient illness (1,2).
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- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
- Pneumococcal Meningitis
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Georgiev, V.S. (2009). Respiratory Diseases. In: Georgiev, V.S. (eds) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-297-1_10
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