Respiratory infections: a current and future threat

Grant Waterer; Richard Wunderink

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01554.x

Respiratory infections: a current and future threat

Respirology. 2009 Jul;14(5):651-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01554.x.

Authors

Grant Waterer¹, Richard Wunderink

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Level 4 MRF Building, Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213, Perth, WA 6847, Australia. grant.waterer@uwa.edu.au

Abstract

Despite all the medical progress in the last 50 years pulmonary infections continue to exact and extremely high human and economic cost. This review will focus on the human, pathogen and environmental factors that contribute to the continued global burden or respiratory diseases with a particular focus on areas where we might hope to see some progress in the coming decades.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / economics
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents / economics
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Humans
Prevalence
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antiviral Agents