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Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the differential diagnosis between sarcoidosis and tuberculosis intrathoracic lymphadenopathy

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for differentiating tuberculosis intrathoracic lymphadenopathy from sarcoidosis intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.
Xian He, Yuan Zhang, Ying Zhou, Li Li, Qiuhong Li   +4 more
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Ergonomics of bronchoscopy: good advice or a pain in the neck?

European Respiratory Review, 2023
Interventional pulmonologists require a unique set of skills including precise motor abilities and physical endurance, but surprisingly the application of ergonomic principles in the field of bronchoscopy remains limited.
Prince Ntiamoah, Michael Machuzak, Thomas R. Gildea, Atul C. Mehta   +3 more
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Downregulation of sST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin‐33, enhances subcutaneous tumor growth in murine pancreatic cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Subcutaneous implantation of murine Panc02 pancreatic cancer cells depleted of sST2, a soluble decoy receptor for the proinflammatory interleukin‐33 (IL‐33), leads to a decreased number of GLUT4‐positive cancer‐associated adipocytes, reduced levels of the anti‐inflammatory molecule adiponectin, increased phosphorylation of IκBα, elevated Cxcl3 ...
Miho Akimoto, Nobuko Koshikawa, Takao Morinaga, Mimi Tamamori‐Adachi, Atsushi Takatori, Keizo Takenaga   +5 more
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Successful rescue combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and prone positioning for the management of severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax: a case report and literature review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background To describe the experience of combination therapy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation(HFOV) and prone positioning in treating severe respiratory failure caused by community acquired ...
Hangyong He, Hao Wang, Xuyan Li, Xiao Tang, Rui Wang, Bing Sun, Zhaohui Tong   +6 more
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Memory Foam Pillow as an Intervention in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Preliminary Randomized Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Specific pillow use is a seldom studied or controlled factor in the setting of sleep disordered breathing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different pillows [own pillow (OP), memory foam pillow (MFP), generic laboratory pillow (LP)]
Vasileios T. Stavrou, Yiannis Koutedakis, Yiannis Koutedakis, Kyriaki Astara, George D. Vavougios, George D. Vavougios, George D. Vavougios, Eirini Papayianni, Ilias T. Stavrou, Fotini Bardaka, Chaido Pastaka, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis   +12 more
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From systems biology to P4 medicine: applications in respiratory medicine

European Respiratory Review, 2018
Human health and disease are emergent properties of a complex, nonlinear, dynamic multilevel biological system: the human body. Systems biology is a comprehensive research strategy that has the potential to understand these emergent properties ...
G. Noell, R. Faner, A. Agustí
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SARS‐CoV‐2 Is Linked to Brain Volume Loss in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection on brain and spinal cord pathology in patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) remains unclear. We aimed to describe changes in brain lesion activity and brain and spinal cord volumes following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Tomas Uher, Dominika Stastna, Ingrid Menkyova, Vaclav Capek, Jiri Lindner, Petra Nytrova, Jan Krasensky, Eliza Varju, Miguel D'haeseleer, Eva Kubala Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Manuela Vaneckova, Niels Bergsland   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The acute respiratory distress syndrome in 2013. [PDF]

, 2013
Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome are major causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. This review focuses on new developments in definitions, epidemiology, clinical and basic research, and promising new ...
Bai, Chunxue, Jones, Kirk D, Matthay, Michael A, Song, Yuanlin   +3 more
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating COVID-19 in the ICU - A case report. [PDF]

, 2021
It is not yet known, if critically ill COVID-19 patients are prone to fungal infections. We report a 69-year-old patient without typical risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), who developed IPA two weeks after onset of symptoms.
Eller, Philipp, Hoenigl, Martin, Prattes, Juergen, Reisinger, Alexander C, Talakic, Emina, Valentin, Thomas   +5 more
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High level of initial Aspergillus fumigatus-specific IgE links increased risk of exacerbation in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis patients

Respiratory Research
Background Elevated Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus)-specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is recognized as an essential diagnostic criterion for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). However, it remains unknown whether initial A.
Hao Qian, Jia-Yan Xu, Rui Fan, Jing Shi, Hai-Wen Lu, Ling Ye, Jia-Wei Yang, Rui Jiang, Li-Sha Zhang, Yi-Fan Wu, Mei-Ling Jin, Jin-Fu Xu   +11 more
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