Influenza and Respiratory Care

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests Improve Suitability of Antiviral Treatment in Hospitalized Children

   • Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Ernest Kuchar, Izabela Gołębiak, Krzysztof Kanecki, Patryk Tarka, Lidia B. Brydak

   Pages 1-6

3. Co-infection with Influenza Viruses and Influenza-Like Virus During the 2015/2016 Epidemic Season

   • K. Szymański, K. Cieślak, D. Kowalczyk, L.B. Brydak

   Pages 7-12

4. Influenza and Influenza-like Viruses in Children in the Epidemic Season 2015/2016 in Poland

   • K. Cieślak, K. Szymański, D. Kowalczyk, L. B. Brydak

   Pages 13-18

5. Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Polish Patients with Chronic Diseases

   • Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Izabella Gołębiak, Dorota Wyszkowska, Renata Rosińska, Lidia Kargul, Bożena Szuba et al.

   Pages 19-34

6. Circulation of Antibodies Against Influenza Virus Hemagglutinins in the 2014/2015 Epidemic Season in Poland

   • D. Kowalczyk, K. Szymański, K. Cieślak, L. B. Brydak

   Pages 35-40

7. Influence of Socioeconomic and Anthropometric Factors on Respiratory Function in Female University Students

   • D. Nowakowski, K. Kliś, M. Żurawiecka, A. Dubrowski, I. Wronka

   Pages 41-48

8. Relationships Between Quality of Life in the Psychological Domain, Acceptance of Illness, and Healthcare Services in Patients with Asthma

   • Bożena Mroczek, Katarzyna Parzuchowska, Maria Jasińska-Starczewska, Tomasz Grodzki, Donata Kurpas

   Pages 49-60

9. The Relationship Between Burnout Syndrome Among the Medical Staff and Work Conditions in the Polish Healthcare System

   • Alicja Głębocka

   Pages 61-70

10. Association of Estrogen-Related Traits with Allergic Rhinitis

    • Katarzyna Kliś, Iwona Wronka

    Pages 71-78

11. Alpha Wavelet Power as a Biomarker of Antidepressant Treatment Response in Bipolar Depression

    • Wojciech Jernajczyk, Paweł Gosek, Miroslaw Latka, Klaudia Kozlowska, Łukasz Święcicki, Bruce J. West

    Pages 79-94

12. Back Matter

    Pages 95-95

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Respiratory infections constitute a major public health concern. The goal of this book is to share knowledge on the best advances in influenza and       influenza-like viral infections, and new molecular-based diagnostic methods that discern the antigenic shift enabling viruses to constantly evolve and elude the host immune response. Co-infections, co-morbidities, persistently meager anti-flu vaccination coverage, and infection complications are dealt with. The chapters also further insight into such topics as the effects of sex hormones, and socioeconomic and anthropometric measures on respiratory and immune functions underlying the severity of asthma and respiratory allergy. Psychological functioning in respiratory disorders, taking into account quality of life, illness acceptance, and depressive symptoms is also reviewed as it is all too often underestimated by healthcare providers. The book is intended for clinicians, researchers, students, and all other actors in health-related issues.

• Influenza
• Immune Response
• Vaccination
• Respiratory Allergy
• Psychological Functioning

• Opole Medical School, Opole, Poland

  Mieczyslaw Pokorski

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