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

open access: yes, 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.   +5 more
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in sub-Saharan Africa is a common cause of adult hospitalization and is associated with significant mortality. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region leads to differences in CAP epidemiology ...
Aston, R J, Rylance, Jamie
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Approach to Fungal Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals Pneumocystis and Beyond [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Many fungi cause pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients. Major pathogens include Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus species, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides species, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides ...
Huang, L, Miller, RF, Wang, RJ
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Burden of respiratory tract infections at post mortem in Zambian children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Autopsy studies are the gold standard for determining cause-of-death and can inform on improved diagnostic strategies and algorithms to improve patient care. We conducted a cross-sectional observational autopsy study to describe the burden of
Bates, Matthew   +12 more
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Colonization by Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: association with exacerbations and lung function status

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Exposure to Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) can lead to a wide variety of presenting features ranging from colonization in immunocompetent patients with lung disease, to invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts. Colonization by this fungus in
Alejandra Cañas-Arboleda   +5 more
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Coinfection pulmonaire par pneumocystis jirovecii et pseudomonas aeruginosa au cours du SIDA: à propos de deux cas

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
Rapporter deux cas cliniques de coinfections pulmonaires par Pneumocystis jirovecii et par Pseudomonas aeruginosa chez des patients vivant avec le VIH. Les deux patients étaient âgés respectivement de 32 ans et 46 ans. Un patient a été pris en charge à l'
Savadogo Mamoudou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient

open access: yesIDCases, 2019
A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids.
Anuoluwapo Shobayo   +2 more
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Pneumonia in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Risks and Prophylaxis Recommendations

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, 2015
Pneumocystis jirovecii infection causes fulminant interstitial pneumonia ( Pneumocystis pneumonia, PCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are receiving biological and/or nonbiological antirheumatic drugs.
Shunsuke Mori, Mineharu Sugimoto
doaj   +1 more source

Genome analysis of three Pneumocystis species reveals adaptation mechanisms to life exclusively in mammalian hosts

open access: yesNature Communications, 2016
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungus that can cause life-threatening pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. Here, the authors sequence the genomes of P.
Liang Ma   +43 more
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The relationship of asthma and the pattern of adiposity in adult Chinese [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Poster presentationpublished_or_final_versionThe 15th Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 16 January 2010. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2010, v. 16, suppl. 1, p.
Chan Yeung, M   +9 more
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