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Late diagnosis of paediatric HIV infection in high‐income countries: Lessons from the HIV Perinatal Virtual Clinic

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Timely diagnosis of HIV in children remains a challenge in all settings including low‐prevalence, high‐income countries (HIC). We aimed to characterize the prevalence of late diagnosis, and prior missed diagnostic opportunities among new presentations of paediatric HIV in HIC referred to an international Perinatal Virtual Clinic ...
Carolina Curto, M. Tritzali, A. Bamford, A. C. Bailey, E. G. H. Lyall, N. E. Mackie, N. Tickner, C. Foster, on behalf of the PVC   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adverse reactions of biological therapies in patients with psoriasis [PDF]

, 2017
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder characterized by well demarcated, erythematous plaques covered by thick, silvery-white scales, most often located on the knees, elbows, sacral area and scalp.
Georgescu, Simona R., Limbău, Alexandra M., Mitran, Cristina I., Mitran, Mădălina I., Sârbu, Maria I., Tampa, Mircea   +5 more
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Interpretative Phenomenological Study Exploring Why People With Kidney Failure Say ‘No’ to a Kidney Transplant

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To develop an in‐depth understanding of peoples' perceptions and experiences of decision‐making and reasons why they declined the opportunity of a kidney transplant. Design The Theory of Planned Behaviour informed the qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted between August 2022
Emma Jones, Leah McLaughlin, Kate Shakespeare, Jane Noyes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia presenting as a solitary pulmonary granuloma due to unclean continuous positive airway pressure equipment: a case report [PDF]

, 2022
Lun-Yu Jao, Wen‐Lin Su, Hsu‐Chao Chang, Chou‐Chin Lan, Yao‐Kuang Wu, Mei‐Chen Yang   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Point‐of‐Care Testing by Multiplex‐PCR in Different Compartments in Suspected Lower Respiratory Tract Infection After Lung Transplantation—Results of a Prospective Study

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Use of POCtmPCR with noninvasive samples (NPS and sputum) in LTx recipients with viral LRTI are a viable alternative to invasive BAL sampling, ABSTRACT Background Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality following lung transplantation (LTx).
Susanne Simon, Merle Sophie Kaiser, Marcus Bachmann, Gérard Krause, Jens Gottlieb   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microarray studies on effects of Pneumocystis carinii infection on global gene expression in alveolar macrophages

BMC Microbiology, 2010
Background Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common opportunistic disease in AIDS patients. The alveolar macrophage is an important effector cell in the clearance of Pneumocystis organisms by phagocytosis.
Liao Chung-Ping, Xuei Xiaoling, Liu Yunlong, Cheng Bi-Hua, Lu Debao, Lasbury Mark E, Durant Pamela J, Lee Chao-Hung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department. [PDF]

, 2008
Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital ...
Abrahamian, Fredrick M, Moran, Gregory J, Talan, David A   +2 more
core  

Molecular Respiratory Pathogen Panels in Lung Transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Molecular respiratory pathogen panels are an innovative tool for the rapid detection of respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes, offering the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and guide timely antimicrobial therapy.
Andrea Lombardi
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Highly Efficient Universal Pneumocystis Primers and Their Application in Investigating the Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Pneumocystis in Wild Hares and Rabbits

Journal of Fungi
Despite its ubiquitous infectivity to mammals with strong host specificity, our current knowledge about Pneumocystis has originated from studies of merely 4% of extant mammalian species. Further studies of Pneumocystis epidemiology across a broader range
Liang Ma, Isabella Lin, Summer T. Hunter, Barbara Blasi, Patrizia Danesi, Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang, Ousmane H. Cisse, Jamie L. Rothenburger, Joseph A. Kovacs   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS SECONDARY TO LATE ONSET COMBINED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY AND PNEUMOCYSTIS JIREVOCI PNEUMONIA [PDF]

, 2020
Moshe Heching, Ori Wand, David Shitrit, Mordechai R. Kramer   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source