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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.
arxiv   +1 more source

Viral pneumonia in adults and older children in sub-Saharan Africa — epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and management [PDF]

, 2014
Community-acquired pneumonia causes substantial morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 131 million new cases each year. Viruses — such as influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus — are now recognised ...
Ho, Antonia
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Gut microbiota in HIV-pneumonia patients is related to peripheral CD4 counts, lung microbiota, and in vitro macrophage dysfunction. [PDF]

, 2019
Pneumonia is common and frequently fatal in HIV-infected patients, due to rampant, systemic inflammation and failure to control microbial infection. While airway microbiota composition is related to local inflammatory response, gut microbiota has been ...
Byanyima, Patrick, Chang, Emily, Davis, J Lucian, Fadrosh, Douglas W, Fong, Serena, Huang, Laurence, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Lin, Din L, Lynch, Susan V, McCauley, Kathryn, Musisi, Emmanuel, Sanyu, Ingvar, Shenoy, Meera K, Worodria, William, Zawedde, Josephine   +14 more
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Bronchoscopy, Imaging, and Concurrent Diseases in Dogs with Bronchiectasis: (2003-2014). [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundBronchiectasis is a permanent and debilitating sequel to chronic or severe airway injury, however, diseases associated with this condition are poorly defined.ObjectiveTo evaluate results of diagnostic tests used to document bronchiectasis and ...
Byrne, BA, Johnson, EG, Johnson, LR, Kass, PH, Vernau, W   +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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The Impact of HAART on the Respiratory Complications of HIV Infection: Longitudinal Trends in the MACS and WIHS Cohorts [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To review the incidence of respiratory conditions and their effect on mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals prior to and during the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
A Johannessen, A Lindberg, AK Chaturvedi, Alison Morris, AN Phillips, B Balbi, BR Celli, Charles R. Rinaldo, Christine B. Alden, DB Coultas, E Gouws, EA Engels, EC Seaberg, Eric C. Kleerup, Eric C. Seaberg, F Gutin, FJ Palella Jr, FN Engsig, G. K. Balasubramani, GA D’Jaen, GD Kirk, GM Allardice, GM Clifford, J Almirall, Jason F. Okulicz, JE Kaplan, JF Murray, JM Wallace, John Phair, Joseph B. Margolick, JR Grubb, K Crothers, K Crothers, K Crothers, K Sigel, L Dal Maso, Laurence Huang, Lawrence Kingsley, M Bower, M Frisch, M Herida, Matthew R. Gingo, MR Gingo, MR Gingo, MS Shiels, NA Hessol, Nancy A. Hessol, O Sitbon, PY Hsue, R McKenzie, RA Kaslow, RD Moore, RE Hirschtick, RM Phelps, Roger Detels, Ruth M. Greenblatt, S Hariri, Sarah H. Sutton, SB Foster, SE Barkan, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Susan Holman, T Takahashi, V Dufour   +63 more
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Antimicrobial effects of chlorhexidine, matrica drop mouthwash (chamomile extract), and normal saline on hospitalized patients with endotracheal tubes [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The functions and use of mouthwashes are variable depending on their type. Oral care in patients with endotracheal tubes is important to prevent side effects such as pneumonia.
Azimi, M, Jouybari, L., Sanagoo, A
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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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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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