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Metagenomic identification of pathogenic bacteria for pneumonia from postmortem lung tissue

Human Pathology Reports, 2022
Pathologists have been concerned about the validity of bacterial cultures from lung tissue for the postmortem identification of pneumonia-associated pathogens. Therefore, we studied whether pathogenic bacteria that cause pneumonia could be identified via
Hidenori Yoshizawa, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Ken-ichi Yoshida   +3 more
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Automatic Detection of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Using X-ray Images and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks [PDF]

Pattern Analysis and Applications, 24(3):1207-1220, 2021, 2020
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with a starting point in China, has spread rapidly among people living in other countries, and is approaching approximately 34,986,502 cases worldwide according to the statistics of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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Autosomal recessive hyper‐IgE syndrome due to DOCK8 deficiency: An adjunctive role for omalizumab

Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 222-226, December 2022., 2022
We report a rare case of AR‐HIES with DOCK8 deficiency in a young male that was successfully treated by infection management, skincare, diet elimination, and omalizumab. Abstract Autosomal recessive hyper‐IgE syndrome (AR‐HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by high serum IgE levels, recurrent viral skin infections, severe ...
Kim Han Nguyen, Quynh Anh Nguyen, Mai Hoang Tran, Thu Thuy Can, Mai Thi Vu, Nam Sy Vo, Hieu Chu Chi, Sheryl van Nunen, Dinh Van Nguyen   +8 more
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Fungal pneumonia concealing bacterial pneumonia: a diagnostic dilemma

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
We describe the case of a 61-year-old diabetic man affected by Achromobacter denitrificans. He was immunocompetent and did not have any past history of chronic lung disease.
Christie George Joseph, Madhusmita Mohanty Mohapatra, Manju Rajaram, Jayabharathi Palanivel, Balasubramanian Velappan   +4 more
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A Transfer Learning Based Approach for Classification of COVID-19 and Pneumonia in CT Scan Imaging [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
The world is still overwhelmed by the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With over 250 Million infected cases as of November 2021 and affecting 219 countries and territories, the world remains in the pandemic period. Detecting COVID-19 using the deep learning method on CT scan images can play a vital role in assisting medical professionals and decision ...
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Procalcitonin for detecting community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2015
Background Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age. Pneumonia can be of bacterial or viral origin. It is difficult to distinguish between these two agents based on clinical manifestations, as well as ...
Devi Gusmaiyanto, Finny Fitry Yani, Efrida Efrida, Rizanda Machmud   +3 more
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Probiotic‐Based Mineralized Living Materials to Produce Antimicrobial Yogurts

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The self‐assembly and mineralization of collagen in the presence of probiotics produces hybrid living materials that hosts and protects the cells. Intra‐ and interfibrillar mineralization of collagen fibers, as occurring in bone, results, respectively, in a bulk and single‐cell protective layer of cells, that survive in simulated gastric conditions and,
Gloria B. Ramírez‐Rodríguez, Laura Sabio, Laura Cerezo‐Collado, Víctor Garcés, Jose M. Domínguez‐Vera, José M. Delgado‐López   +5 more
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Antigen targeting to dendritic cells: Still a place in future immunotherapy?

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 52, Issue 12, Page 1909-1924, December 2022., 2022
Dendritic cell‐based immunotherapy is a promising vaccination strategy to treat infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. In this review, we present an overview on the current state of antigen targeting approaches via C‐type lectin receptors, with an outlook on future developments and potential for clinical translation.
Patrizia Stoitzner, Nikolaus Romani, Christoph Rademacher, Hans Christian Probst, Karsten Mahnke   +4 more
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Accuracy of the diagnosis of pneumonia in Canadian pediatric emergency departments: A prospective cohort study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia and determination of the likely pathogen are complicated as the clinical picture overlaps with other respiratory illnesses, interpretation of radiographs is subjective, and laboratory results are rarely ...
Joan L Robinson, James D Kellner, Jennifer Crotts, Gabino Travassos, Guanmin Chen, Valerie G Kirk, Martin Pusic, Martin Reed, Sarah Reid, Michael Weinstein, Ravi Bhargava, Maala Bhatt, Kathy Boutis, Sarah Curtis, Serge Gouin, Tim Lynch, Richard van Wylick, David W Johnson   +17 more
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A comparison of demographic, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hospital influenza-related viral pneumonia patients

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Through the comparison of the demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of hospital human influenza (influenza A (H1N1) pdm09, H3N2, and B)-related and hospitalized avian-origin influenza A (H7N9)-related viral pneumonia ...
Bin Fu, Zhengjie Wu, Lingtong Huang, Zhaohui Chai, Peidong Zheng, Qinmiao Sun, Silan Gu, Qiaomai Xu, Haiting Feng, Lingling Tang   +9 more
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