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Limited asymptomatic carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients [PDF]

, 2003
Forty-seven bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from 16 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients were used to test the latency model of Pneumocystis infection in the human host.
Ambrose, HE, Denis, CM, Lindley, AR, Miller, RF, Wakefield, AE   +4 more
core  

Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff, Logan F. McColl, Robert A. Baiocchi, Matthew O. Old   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Newly formed cystic lesions for the development of pneumomediastinum in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly named Pneumocystis carinii, is one of the most common opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients.
Yoon Sung, Kwon Yong, Kim Dong-Min, Cho Ju-Yeon, Lee Seung   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Another treatment option for relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. [PDF]

, 2017
We hereby report the clinical and biologic features of 33 of 4680 (0.7%) patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), managed at 10 Italian centers, who developed Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), a rare variant of Richter syndrome.
Mauro, Francesca Romana
core   +1 more source

Increased susceptibility to pneumonia due to tumour necrosis factor inhibition and prospective immune system rescue via immunotherapy

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Immunomodulators such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are used to treat autoimmune conditions by reducing the magnitude of the innate immune response.
Ryan Ha, Yoav Keynan, Yoav Keynan, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda, Zulma Vanessa Rueda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pattern recognition receptors in antifungal immunity [PDF]

, 2014
We thank the Wellcome Trust for funding this study.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Brown, Gordon D, Hardison, Sarah E, Plato, Anthony   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: Diagnosis and treatment

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
Vascular endothelial growth factor‐C (VEGF‐C)/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor‐3 (VEGFR‐3) and angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2)/tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin‐like and EGF‐like domain 2 (TIE2) signaling pathways play an important role in lymphangiogenesis.
Yi Tian, Yuanyuan Tian, Li Wei, Zigang Xu, Li Li, Lin Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundAnecdotal evidence suggests that a high proportion of patients diagnosed with HIV in Guatemala present with AIDS. There remain limited data on the epidemiology of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs) in Central America.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Cordon, Andrea Alonzo, Melendez, Johanna, Powderly, William G, Reinhardt, Samuel W, Ross, Ian, Spec, Andrej, Villatoro, Carlos Mejia   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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

Serum-based diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia by detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA and 1,3-β-D-glucan in HIV-infected patients: a retrospective case control study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is one of the most common HIV-related opportunistic infections. The diagnosis of PCP is based on analyses from respiratory tract specimens which may require the invasive procedure of a diagnostic ...
Helena Hammarström, Anna Grankvist, Isabell Broman, Nahid Kondori, Christine Wennerås, Magnus Gisslen, Vanda Friman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source