THE TREATMENT OF PLEURISY WITH EFFUSION
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Diagnostic accuracy of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, interlukine-10 and adenosine deaminase 2 in differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion and malignant pleural effusion [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The current study was performed to investigate the potential biomarkers for the differential diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusions (MPE). METHODS: Among ninety patients (n = 90) involved in the study,
Helin Wang+5 more
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Dry pleurisy complicating solitary pulmonary nodules caused by Mycobacterium avium: a case report [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule (MAC-SPN) is often asymptomatic, is more common in middle to old age, and mimics lung cancer or tuberculoma.
Hiroaki Sugiura+14 more
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New insights into Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides Small Colony secreted exopolysaccharides [PDF]
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony (MmmSC) is the causal agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a severe contagious infection inducing lesions of pleurisy and pneumonia in cattle.
Bertin, Clothilde+7 more
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Diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion using ultrasound guided versus medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsy [PDF]
IntroductionMedical thoracoscopy increases the diagnostic yield in patients with non-diagnosed pleural effusion when thoracocentesis and closed pleural biopsy (CPB) are non-diagnostic.
Abd Alla, Alaa El-Din A.+3 more
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Delaying pigs from the normal production flow is associated with health problems and poorer performance [PDF]
peer-reviewedBackground Delaying pigs from advancing through the production stages could have a negative impact on their health and performance.
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Tuberculous Pleurisy: An Update
Tuberculous pleurisy is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Korea. Tuberculous pleurisy presents a diagnostic and therapeutic problem due to the limitations of traditional diagnostic tools. There have been many clinical research works during the past decade.
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Pharmacokinetic study of pleural fluid penetration of carbapenem antibiotic agents in chemical pleurisy [PDF]
SummaryStudy objectivesWe investigated pleural fluid penetration of carbapenem antibiotic agents [imipenem (IPM), panipenem (PAPM), meropenem (MEPM), and biapenem (BIPM)] using an experimental rabbit pleuritis model to clarify the usefulness of the ...
Itoh, Makoto+7 more
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Sister Catherine Black: ‘King’s nurse, Beggar’s nurse.’ [PDF]
Sister Catherine Black had a long and interesting nursing career. She worked as a nurse throughout the First World War, both on the home front (where she worked with the pioneering plastic surgeon, Harold Gillies)and in base hospitals and casualty ...
Chatterton, Claire
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An unusual case of chronic cough: Professional liability in dentistry? [PDF]
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a serious medical problem, also in dental practice. The case report describes the case of a patient who for 12 years has suffered from chronic cough as a result of the aspiration of a polymeric silicone resin fragment ...
Aprile, Anna+4 more
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