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Human rhinoviruses are the most common respiratory viruses detected in patients after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Although rhinovirus appears to occasionally cause severe lower respiratory tract infection in immunocompromised patients, the ...
Sachiko Seo+11 more
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Management of respiratory tract exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis: Focus on imaging
Respiratory tract exacerbations play a crucial role in progressive lung damage of people with cystic fibrosis, representing a major determinant in the loss of functional lung tissue, quality of life and patient survival.
Nicholas Landini+18 more
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Clinical and laboratory features of viral lower respiratory tract infections in children
Purpose: to give a comparative characteristic of the clinical and laboratory manifestations of viral lower respiratory tract infections of various etiologies.Object and methods: Medical information of 385 patients, who were hospitalized in the clinic of ...
E. D. Orlova+4 more
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Germination of Aspergillus fumigatus inside avian respiratory macrophages is associated with cytotoxicity [PDF]
Although aspergillosis is one of the most common diseases in captive birds, the pathogenesis of avian aspergillosis is poorly known. We studied the role of avian respiratory macrophages as a first line of defense against avian aspergillosis.
D'Herde, Katharina+7 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogenic agent of tuberculosis (TB). Intracellular survival plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Mtb in a manner that is dependent on an array of transcriptional regulators for Mtb.
Hui Wang+8 more
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Lower respiratory tract infections among newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients
Background Sleep apnea is associated with chronic comorbidities and acute complications. Existing data suggest that sleep apnea may predispose to an increased risk and severity of respiratory tract infections.
Jaana Keto+3 more
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Similar to those in the upper respiratory tract, there are microbes present in the healthy human lower respiratory tract (LRT), including the lungs and bronchus.
Jinghua Cui+12 more
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Roles of Lipolytic enzymes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a bacterial pathogen that can endure for long periods in an infected patient, without causing disease. There are a number of virulence factors that increase its ability to invade the host.
Hong Lin+7 more
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Goal of the study: to study the bacterial population in the respiratory tract at various levels in those suffering from pulmonary malicious tumors including patients with concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Materials and methods ...
A. N. Zhakot+5 more
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The role of transcriptional regulators in metal ion homeostasis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Metal ions are essential trace elements for all living organisms and play critical catalytic, structural, and allosteric roles in many enzymes and transcription factors.
Shuxian Wang+6 more
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