CYFRA21-1 is a more sensitive biomarker to assess the severity of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CYFRA21-1 are the commonly used biomarkers to identify patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (APAP).
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Design and rationale of a multi-center, pragmatic, open-label randomized trial of antimicrobial therapy - the study of clinical efficacy of antimicrobial therapy strategy using pragmatic design in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (CleanUP-IPF) clinical trial [PDF]
, 2020 Compelling data have linked disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with lung dysbiosis and the resulting dysregulated local and systemic immune response.
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Fungal Genomics in Respiratory Medicine: What, How and When?
Mycopathologia, 2021 Respiratory infections caused by fungal pathogens present a growing global health concern and are a major cause of death in immunocompromised patients.
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Altered fecal microbiome and metabolome in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Respiratory Research, 2022 Background Emerging experimental and epidemiological evidence highlights a crucial cross-talk between the intestinal flora and the lungs, termed the “gut-lung axis”. However, the function of the gut microbiota in bronchiectasis remains undefined. In this
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Evaluation of Functional Condition of Respiratory Muscles of Patients with a Complicated Bronchial Asthma Pathology and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of the research was to study the functional state of respiratory muscles and neuro-respiratory drive in patients with a combined pathology of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The functional condition of the respiratory ...
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Inhaled corticosteroids versus long-acting beta -agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review). [PDF]
, 2011 Long-acting beta(2)-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids can be used as maintenance therapy by patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These interventions are often taken together in a combination inhaler.
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2023 Objective. Dysregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the airway epithelium is associated with airway remodeling and the progression of pulmonary fibrosis.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background There were relatively few studies about the incidence and risk factors for bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported by veno–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV–ECMO ...
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Omadacycline, Eravacycline, and Tigecycline Express Anti-Mycobacterium abscessus Activity In Vitro
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Mycobacterium abscessus infections are increasing worldwide necessitating the development of new antibiotics and treatment regimens. The utility of third-generation tetracycline antibiotics was reestablished; their anti-M.
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Four patients with a history of acute exacerbations of COPD: implementing the CHEST/Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for preventing exacerbations [PDF]
, 2015 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if ...
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