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New aspects in the management of pneumonia [PDF]

Critical Care, 2017
Despite improvements in the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), morbidity and mortality are still high, especially in patients with more severe disease.
Ceccato, Adrian, Prina, Elena, Torres Martí, Antoni   +2 more
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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, B Gathmann, B Gathmann, B Piqueras, B Seymour, C Casulo, C Wehr, DF Florescu, E Becerra, E Castigli, ES Resnick, FA Bonilla, G Gunther, H Chapel, H Chapel, H Griffiths, Hilary J. Longhurst, HM Chapel, I De La Torre, I Quinti, J Blore, J Shortt, JA Freeman, JD Edgar, John Dempster, JS Orange, JS Orange, K Warnatz, K Warnatz, L Mouthon, Lorena Lorenzo, M Lucas, M Makatsori, M Yomota, Matthaios Speletas, Matthew Buckland, ME Conley, ME Rose, MJ Boumans, N Ozaras, N Venhoff, NH Yip, P Bright, P McLaughlin, P Wood, R Herriot, S Baris, S Bernatsky, S Molica, Sai S. Duraisingham, Sofia Grigoriadou, SS Duraisingham, T Kawano, U Salzer, W Al-Herz, W Strober   +55 more
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Comparison of serum immunoglobulin G half-life in dairy calves fed colostrum, colostrum replacer or administered with intravenous bovine plasma. [PDF]

, 2014
In calves, passive immunity of immunoglobulins can be acquired through ingestion of colostrum or colostrum replacers. Plasma can been used to supplement immunoglobulins in healthy or sick calves.
Chigerwe, Munashe, Hagey, Jill V, Murphy, Jacob M   +2 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with CVID Under Different Schedules of Immunoglobulin Administration: Prospective Multicenter Study [PDF]

, 2019
We assessed the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in CVID adults receiving different schedules of immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) by intravenous (IVIG), subcutaneous (SCIG), and facilitated (fSCIG) preparations.
Agostini, Carlo, Bonanni, Livia, Carrabba, Maria, Cinetto, Francesco, Crescenzi, Ludovica, Fabio, Giovanna, Farrugia, Albert, Milito, Cinzia, Neri, Raffaella, Pecoraro, Antonio, Pulvirenti, Federica, Quinti, Isabella, Spadaro, Giuseppe, Tabolli, Stefano   +13 more
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Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases-2 and-9 and their tissue inhibitors in inflammatory neuromuscular disorders [PDF]

, 2006
We monitored serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) before and during intravenously applied immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy in 33 patients with chronic immune-mediated neuropathies and myopathies and 15 ...
B.G.H. Schoser, Carmeli E, Choi YC, D. Pongratz, Demestre M, Hartung HP, Kieseier BC, Kugler A, Lee MA, Mirowska D, S. Hurnaus, Schoser BGH, Shapiro S, Sharshar T, W. Mueller-Felber, Wiles CM   +15 more
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Single-domain antibodies and their formatting to combat viral infections [PDF]

, 2018
Since their discovery in the 1990s, single-domain antibodies (VHHs), also known as NanobodiesA (R), have changed the landscape of affinity reagents. The outstanding solubility, stability, and specificity of VHHs, as well as their small size, ease of ...
Ballegeer, Marlies, De Vlieger, Dorien, Rossey, Iebe, Saelens, Xavier, Schepens, Bert   +4 more
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Review article: pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal involvement in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement is a common cause of debilitating symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are no disease modifying therapies for this condition and the treatment remains symptomatic, largely owing to
Abraham, Assandri, Assassi, Auluck, Bacher, Baron, Baron, Bodukam, Cavazzana, Chizzolini, Chizzolini, Ciechomska, Clark, Cohen, Colina, Crowell, Denton, Denton, Derk, Derynck, Emmanuel, Frech, Fynne, Gabrielli, Goldblatt, Gregersen, Gu, Hartleb, Heyt, Hinz, Hu, Hudson, Hung, Ingraham, Jimenez, Johnson, Jung, Kaburaki, Kaneko, Khanna, Khanna, Koh, Krause, Kumar, Luciano, Malandrini, Manetti, Manetti, Manetti, Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie, Matucci-Cerinic, Maurer, Miao, Milette, Murray-Lyon, Nagaraja, O'Reilly, O'Reilly, Omair, Parker, Parodi, Pattanaik, Peng, Piasecki, Poelman, Radic, Raja, Raja, Raja, Rajapakse, Reynolds, Richard, Richardson, Rigamonti, Riviere, Roulis, Russell, Sakkas, Savarino, Savarino, Shawis, Singh, Singh, Sjogren, Skare, Solis-Herruzo, Spiegel, Steen, Stern, Stumpf, Thonhofer, Thoua, Trezza, Trojanowska, Valenzuela, Varga, Veale, Vischio, Watson, Wipff, Wynn, Zheng   +105 more
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Thoracic duct fistula and renal transplantation [PDF]

, 1979
Thoracic duct drainage (TDD) was established for 21-115 days in 40 kidney recipients with an average removal per patient day of 4.7 1 lymph and 1.88 billion cells. Cellular and humoral immunity were depressed. TDD and immunosuppressive drugs were started
Franks, JJ, Halgrimson, CG, Iwaki, Y, Koep, LJ, McCalmon, RT, Schröter, GP, Starzl, TE, Subryan, V, Terasaki, PI, Weil, R   +9 more
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Clinical applications of immunoglobulin in neuromuscular diseases: focus on inflammatory myopathies [PDF]

, 2014
During recent years, an increasing number of neuromuscular diseases have been recognized either to be caused primarily by autoimmune mechanisms, or to have important autoimmune components.
Oliveira, Acary Souza Bulle, Pinto, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende, Souza, Paulo Victor Sgobbi de   +2 more
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Detection of antibodies to Sendai virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [PDF]

, 1979
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to Sendai virus, a paramyxovirus, is described. The assay was found to be about 20-fold more sensitive than the hemagglutination inhibition assay.
Avrameas, Bennink, Doherty, Doherty, Ertl, Gerhard, Hunter, Koszinowski, Koszinowski, Koszinowski, Leinikki, Lowry, Nakane, Ornstein, Roberts, Salk, Svenag, White   +17 more
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