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Spatial Patterns of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Analysing Rainfall Patterns in Visual Formation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Management sustainability related tuberculosis patient treatment was limited. Tuberculosis analysis was still in the form of data aggregation. This is cross sectional survey using geographical information system, analyzed by descriptive methods, the ...
Rohman, H. (Hendra)
core   +3 more sources

Sintilimab versus docetaxel as second‐line treatment in advanced or metastatic squamous non‐small‐cell lung cancer: an open‐label, randomized controlled phase 3 trial (ORIENT‐3)

open access: yesCancer Communications, Volume 42, Issue 12, Page 1314-1330, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Treatment options for Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous‐cell non‐small‐cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) after failure of first‐line chemotherapy are limited. This study (ORIENT‐3) aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sintilimab versus docetaxel as second‐line treatment in patients with locally advanced ...
Yuankai Shi   +45 more
wiley   +1 more source

EBUS-GS with the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of isolated pulmonary nodules

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Objective Investigate the use of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath (EBUS-GS) combined with Gene Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in isolated pulmonary nodules.
Jie Cao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Features of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in the Yangtze River Delta of China: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Observational Study

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
With increased focus on nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD), and the improvement in detection methods, the global incidence continues to increase every year, but the diagnosis and treatment are difficult with a high misdiagnosis rate ...
Hai Lou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for early mortality of lung cancer patients in France: A nationwide analysis

open access: yesCancer Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 24, Page 5025-5034, December 2022., 2022
In France, almost 1 in 5 patients diagnosed with lung cancer died within 3 months following first hospitalization. Early mortality is higher for patients 70 years, for men, for those with metastatic disease at diagnosis, for patients hospitalized via the emergency room and with first hospitalization lasting >30 days.
Hélène Goussault   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The efficacy and safety of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery on the treatment for stage II-III tuberculous empyema: a single-arm clinical retrospective study from 2016 to 2021 in a thoracic surgery center in China

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Surgery is an important adjuvant treatment for tuberculous empyema(TE). We thus conducted a single arm-clinical retrospective study of stage II-III TE patients who underwent uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (Uni-VATS) over a 5-year ...
Wenwen Sun   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A deletion in the RD105 region confers resistance to multiple drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

open access: yesBMC Biology, 2019
Background The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), especially those that are multidrug resistant poses a serious threat to global tuberculosis control.
Lianhua Qin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The changes in levels of blood cortisol, glucose, and oxygen saturation in type 2 diabetic patients during tooth extraction

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Dental Research, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1449-1455, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives The extraction of a tooth exacerbates the stress in diabetic patients leading to diabetic complications so the aim was to evaluate the changes in blood cortisol, glucose, and oxygen saturation in type 2 diabetic patients during tooth extraction to pay special attention during a routine surgical procedure.
Zana Agani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing False-Negative Results of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) in Active Tuberculosis and the Desirability of Resetting Cutoffs for Different Populations: A Retrospective Study

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Objectives The value of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) in the diagnosis of TB varies by population, comorbidities, and other factors. In this study, we aimed to investigate factors that influence false-negative results of QFT-GIT test in the ...
Yuanyuan Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the risk of disease transmission with the use ...
Ambrosino, Nicolino   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

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