Primary vs. Secondary Antibody Deficiency: Clinical Features and Infection Outcomes of Immunoglobulin Replacement [PDF]
, 2014 Secondary antibody deficiency can occur as a result of haematological malignancies or certain medications, but not much is known about the clinical and immunological features of this group of patients as a whole. Here we describe a cohort of 167 patients
AA Bousfiha +55 more
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The incidence of bronchiectasis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Open Medicine, 2022 Bronchiectasis is a common comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are limited data regarding the incidence of bronchiectasis in COPD.
Lu Hsueh-Yi, Liao Kuang-Ming
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]
, 2009 This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad +63 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2020 Background: Long-term corticosteroid (CS) use is associated with increased mortality in patients with asthma, and comorbid bronchiectasis is also associated with frequent asthma exacerbation and increased healthcare use.
Hayoung Choi +7 more
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Successful ceftolozane/tazobactam treatment of chronic pulmonary infection with pan‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
, 2015 The treatment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is challenging, with resistance and antibiogram diversity accumulating during successive therapies.
Andrews +9 more
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Mortality in young adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundBeginning in 1958, the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile was exposed to high arsenic concentrations (870 µg/L) when it switched water sources. The exposure abruptly stopped in 1970 when an arsenic-removal plant commenced operations.
Ferreccio, Catterina +5 more
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Bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations in Germany, 2005-2011: a population-based study of disease burden and trends. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Representative population-based data on the epidemiology of bronchiectasis in Europe are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the current burden and the trends of bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations and associated ...
Felix C Ringshausen +5 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty : a new therapeutic option for the treatment of severe, uncontrolled asthma in adults [PDF]
, 2014 Bronchial thermoplasty is a young yet promising treatment for severe asthma whose benefit for long-term asthma control outweighs the short-term risk of deterioration and hospitalisation in the days following the treatment.
Alagha, Khuder +10 more
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Impulse oscillometry identifies peripheral airway dysfunction in children with adenosine deaminase deficiency. [PDF]
, 2015 Adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID) is characterized by impaired T-, B- and NK-cell function. Affected children, in addition to early onset of infections, manifest non-immunologic symptoms including pulmonary ...
Candotti, Fabio +6 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The purpose was to evaluate a biomarker score consisting of MUC5B rs35705950 promoter variant, plasma matrix metalloproteinase‐7 (MMP‐7), and serum anti–malondialdehyde‐acetaldehyde (anti‐MAA) antibody for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)–associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) risk stratification.
Kelsey Coziahr +16 more
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