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Relation between vitamin D deficiency and Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization in patients with bronchiectasis

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) colonization in bronchiectasis patients is not well understood. Methods This study was conducted at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital from June 2014 to May 2018.
Yu-Hua Wen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBMC 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between vitamin d deficiencies in sarcoidosis with disease activity, course of disease and stages of lung involvements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Despite negative association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and incidence of many chronic respiratory diseases, this feature was not well studied in sarcoidosis. Current study investigated the association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency
Abedini, A   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Combining Three Peripheral Blood Biomarkers to Stratify Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Risk

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The purpose was to evaluate a biomarker score consisting of MUC5B rs35705950 promoter variant, plasma matrix metalloproteinase‐7 (MMP‐7), and serum anti–malondialdehyde‐acetaldehyde (anti‐MAA) antibody for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)–associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) risk stratification.
Kelsey Coziahr   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inspiration for the Future: The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Cystic Fibrosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, multi-system, life-limiting disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, which accounts for the majority of CF-related morbidity and mortality.
Dekerlegand, Robert L   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic lung diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic agents.
Alexescu, Teodora G   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

COVID‐19 Vaccination Is Not Associated With the Development of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in US Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Several case reports have proposed a potential association between COVID‐19 vaccination and the subsequent development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). This study examined prior COVID‐19 vaccination in US veterans who developed new‐onset IIM compared to those without new‐onset IIM.
Caleb Hernández   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pregnancies complicated by maternal osteogenesis imperfecta type III: a case report and review of literature. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The restrictive lung disease can be exacerbated by growing fundus in women with osteogenesis imperfecta type III. Regional anesthesia can be performed in these women.
Al-Kouatly, Huda B.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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