Research Article
Upper Airways Spray for Viral Infections Prevention
Table 1
Common pathogens concerned in respiratory tract infections (bacteria, viruses, and fungi).
| Pathogen | Type gram | Pathology | Ref. |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | + | Bacterial pneumonia | [1, 2] | Haemophilus influenzae | − | Pneumonia, sinusitis | [3, 4] | Chlamydophila pneumoniae | Obligate intracellular bacterium | Atypical pneumonia | [5, 6] | Staphylococcus aureus | + | Sinusitis, pneumonia | [7, 8] | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | − | Sinusitis, pneumonia | [9] | Legionella pneumophila | − | Cough with sputum, bronchiolitis | [10, 11] | Moraxella catarrhalis | − | Bronchitis, sinusitis, and bronchopneumonia | [12] | Rhinoviruses | Enterovirus | Common cold and sinusitis | [13] | Coronaviruses | Coronavirinae | Pneumonia | [14, 15] | Respiratory syncytial virus | Pneumovirus | Bronchiolitis | [16] | Adenovirus | Adenoviridae | Pneumonia and tonsillitis, | [17] | Herpes simplex virus | Respirovirus | Pneumonia | [18, 19] | Histoplasma capsulatum | Histoplasma (dimorphic fungi) | Pneumonia | [20] | Cryptococcus neoformans | Cryptococcus (yeast) | Pneumonia | [21, 22] | Coccidioides immitis | Coccidioides (pathogenic fungus) | Pneumonia | [23, 24] | Pneumocystis jirovecii | | Pneumonia | [25, 26] |
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