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The rational treatment approach to infectious inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory airways in children

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DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2021-5-11-755-761

V.A. Mukhortykh

Federal Research Center for Nutrition & Biotechnology, Moscow, Russian Federation

Infectious inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory airways are the most common among respiratory disorders. Issues in the management of infectious inflammation in upper airway mucosa are the diversity of infective agents, generation of biofilms, suppression of normal microflora, the lack of accurate and rapid laboratory tests for the analysis of the microbiota of upper airway mucosa, the risk of superinfection and complications after treatment with chemical antiseptics and antibacterial drugs. All these factors underscore the need for a more careful and rational approach to selecting therapy for the upper respiratory airways’ infectious inflammatory diseases, particularly preparations that preserve human microflora (a factor of mucosal immunity) and are characterized by a broad spectrum of activity on various pathogens. In addition, the human organism produces a variety of antimicrobial factors that relieve the burden of colonizing microbes. One  of these antimicrobial factors, lysozyme, is a natural antiseptic found in high concentrations in fluids on mucosal surfaces. The results of clinical and laboratory studies have proven the effectiveness of lysozyme-containing drugs, which increases the prospects for their wider application in pediatric practice.

Keywords: lysozyme, pyridoxine, bacteria, viruses, respiratory infections, biofilms, tonsillopharyngitis, microbiome.

For citation: Mukhortykh V.A. The rational treatment approach to infectious inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory airways in children. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2021;5(11):–761 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2021-5-11-755-761.

About the author:

Valeriy A. Mukhortykh — C. Sc. (Med.), junior researcher, Federal Research Center for Nutrition & Biotechnology, 21, Kashirskoe road, Moscow, 115446, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0001-8549-9493.

Contact information: Valeriy A. Mukhortykh, e-mail: valera-89@yandex.ru.

Financial Disclosure: the author has no financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned.

There is no conflict of interests.

Received 17.08.2021.

Revised 09.09.2021.

Accepted 04.10.2021.

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