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Recreational drug inhalation and socioenvironmental determinants of pulmonary infection in patients with HIV: a hospital-based case control study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Pulmonary infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality among people with HIV. Our objective was to evaluate common urban exposures among those living with HIV which may increase risk of pulmonary infection. Methods We enrolled 75 adult
Robert J. Blount +6 more
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Pediatric Radiology, 2011 This paper reviews the most common imaging findings of pulmonary infection in children. Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality in children in developing and industrialized countries. While the imaging findings usually are nonspecific, correlation with the patient's age, immune status and pertinent history can limit the differential diagnoses.
Daltro, Pedro +4 more
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Pulmonary embolism after dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19: a case report
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Although the RECOVERY trial showed that dexamethasone was efficacious for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its impact on the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) and other serious procoagulant events was not assessed.
Hidenori Takahashi +4 more
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Reduction of lung infection rates after cardiac surgery with target monitoring [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2022 Objective To monitor the incidence of pulmonary infection after cardiac surgery by target monitoring for reducing the incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection.
ZHANG Ying-qi, HUANG Yu-zhu, PAN Ming-hu, GUO Xiu-ling, LIU Li
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2022 Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has been the major cause of tumor-associated mortality in recent years and exhibits a poor outcome. New data revealed that peroxisomes have a function in the regulation of the development and progression of several tumors ...
Zhen Xiong, Liwen Zhang, Wei Fan
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Hyperglycaemia and pulmonary infection [PDF]
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2006 Pathophysiological stress from acute illness causes metabolic disturbance, including altered hepatic glucose metabolism, increased peripheral insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia. Acute hyperglycaemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients in intensive care units and patients with acute respiratory disease. The present review
Emma H, Baker +5 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2020 Background Proliferation and transdifferentiation of lung stem cells (LSCs) could promote lung injury repair. The distal airways of the lung are innervated by the vagus nerve.
Xiaoyan Chen +8 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundCurrent European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society guidelines recommend regular risk stratification with an aim of treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to improve or maintain low-risk status (<5 ...
Faisal Alandejani +34 more
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Pulmonary fungal infections [PDF]
Respirology, 2012 ABSTRACTThis review details some of the advances that have been made in the recent decade in the diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of pulmonary fungal infections. These advances have occurred because of increasing knowledge regarding the fungal genome, better understanding of the structures of the fungal cell wall and cell membrane and the use of ...
Smith, Jeannina A., Kauffman, Carol A.
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Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2022 Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has improved treatment outcomes in many cancer types and has focused attention on cancer immunity and the role of the tumor microenvironment (TME).
Maurice vanDuijvenvoorde +5 more
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