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Recreational drug inhalation and socioenvironmental determinants of pulmonary infection in patients with HIV: a hospital-based case control study [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background 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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Pulmonary embolism after dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19: a case report

open access: yesBMC 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]

open access: yesJichu 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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A New Prognostic Indicator of Immune Microenvironment and Therapeutic Response in Lung Adenocarcinoma Based on Peroxisome-Related Genes

open access: yesJournal 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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Vagal-α7nAChR signaling promotes lung stem cells regeneration via fibroblast growth factor 10 during lung injury repair

open access: yesStem 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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Imaging and Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Time to Include Right Ventricular Assessment

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Comparison of the tumor microenvironments of squamous cell carcinoma at different anatomical locations within the upper aerodigestive tract in relation to response to ICI therapy

open access: yesClinical & 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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Intensive Care Unit Relocation and Its Effect on Multidrug-Resistant Respiratory Microorganisms [PDF]

open access: yesAcute and Critical Care, 2018
Background Infection by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens leads to poor patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs). Contact precautions are necessary to reduce the transmission of MDR pathogens.
Hyung-Jun Kim   +4 more
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Author Correction: Highly dampened blood transcriptome response in HIV patients after respiratory infection

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Subhashini A. Sellers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Highly dampened blood transcriptome response in HIV patients after influenza infection

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Respiratory viral (RV) infections represent a major threat for human health worldwide. Persons with HIV (PWH) have a compromised immune response and are thought to be at higher risk for severe RV disease.
Subhashini A. Sellers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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