Definition of Lower respiratory infection

1. Noun. Infection of the lower respiratory tract.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lower Respiratory Infection

lower limb
lower limit
lower limits
lower lip
lower lobe of lung
lower mantle
lower motor neuron
lower motor neuron dysarthria
lower motor neuron lesion
lower nephron nephrosis
lower nodal extrasystole
lower oesophageal sphincter
lower oneself
lower quartile
lower rank
lower respiratory infection (current term)
lower respiratory tract
lower respiratory tract smear
lower segment cesarian section
lower semi-continuous
lower semicontinuous
lower status
lower the boom
lower uterine segment
lower uterine segment cesarean section
lowerarchy
lowercase
lowercased
lowercases
lowercasified

Literary usage of Lower respiratory infection

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fuel Usage and the Health of Navajo Women and Children: Development of Clean ...by Wayne G. Bragg by Wayne G. Bragg (1995)
"... JS£ Influence of family factors on the incidence of lower respiratory infection! during the first year of life. Br J Prêt Sot Med. 1976; 30-.203-2L2. ..."

2. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Report of the edited by Lauren Zeise, Amy J. Dunn (2000)
"As noted above, ETS exposure in early childhood has been estimated to increase the risk of lower respiratory infection by 1.5 to 2-fold. ..."

3. Medicare Reimbursement & the Quality of Hospital Care by Michael J. McGinty (1993)
"An infection with changes in the lung fields is called pneumonia; a lower respiratory infection without X-ray changes is called bronchitis. ..."

4. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"This variable is defined by the presence of symptoms of upper respiratory infection (nasal discharge, sore throat) and/or lower respiratory infection ..."

5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Although the overall risk of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) was not significantly higher in the low plasma /inc group, boys as opposed to girls ..."

6. Control of Tobacco-related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"Maternal smoking and respiratory health of children: A substantial body of literature demonstrates increased rates of lower respiratory infection and ..."

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