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Increasing Pneumocystis pneumonia, England, UK, 2000-2010. [PDF]

, 2013
After an increase in the number of reported cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in England, we investigated data from 2000-2010 to verify the increase. We analyzed national databases for microbiological and clinical diagnoses of P.
Nichols, Gordon, Katherine L. Henderson, Nick Phin, Maini, Rishma, Delpech, Valerie, Gordon Nichols, Valerie Delpech, Rishma Maini, Phin, Nick, Theresa Lamagni, Henderson, Katherine L, Elizabeth A. Sheridan, Lamagni, Theresa, Sheridan, Elizabeth A   +13 more
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Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Pneumonia is a major killer of children younger than five years old. In resource constrained health facilities, the capacity to diagnose severe pneumonia is low.
Solomon H Tesfaye, Eskindir Loha, Kjell Arne Johansson, Bernt Lindtjørn   +3 more
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CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes imbalance in children with severe 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
PurposeThis study was conducted to investigate the immune responses of children with moderate and severe novel influenza A virus (H1N1) pneumonia, and to compare their clinical and immunological findings with those of control subjects.MethodsThirty-two ...
Ji Eun Kim, Siegfried Bauer, Kyong Suk La, Kee Hyoung Lee, Ji Tae Choung, Kyoung Ho Roh, Chang Kyu Lee, Young Yoo   +7 more
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Epidemiology of Adenovirus Pneumonia and Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Children During an Outbreak in Jilin, China

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Jilin Province, located in northeastern China, recently experienced a human adenovirus (HAdV) epidemic. Few studies involving hospitalized pediatric patients with pneumonia caused by HAdV in our region exist. HAdV pneumonia can lead to severe
Xiuhua Yu, Yucong Ma, Yang Gao, Hailong You   +3 more
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Identifying which septic patients have increased mortality risk using severity scores: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Early aggressive therapy can reduce the mortality associated with severe sepsis but this relies on prompt recognition, which is hindered by variation among published severity criteria. Our aim was to test the performance of different severity
Marwick, Charis A; id_orcid, Evans, Josie, Peter G Davey, Pringle, Jan E C, Pringle, Jan Ec, Guthrie, Bruce, Josie MM Evans, McLeod, Shaun R, Shaun R McLeod, Marwick, Charis, Bruce Guthrie, Charis A Marwick, Davey, Peter G, Jan EC Pringle, Evans, Josie Mm   +14 more
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Study on the effect of phentolamine combined with vitamins A/D on inflammatory responses and humoral immunity in children with severe pneumonia

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pneumonia is a common childhood illness that can become life-threatening if it progresses to severe pneumonia. Currently, there are considerable limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of severe pneumonia in clinical practice, which also leads to a ...
Yinfang Li, Dan Xu, Peiling Yin
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The effects of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of pneumonia in infants and young children in Kabul, Afghanistan: a double blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortalities in the world, and pneumonia is one of the main killers. Moreover, Dietary intake of vitamin D is low and exposure to sunlight is limited due to widespread use of Burqa by women.
Maroof, Zabihullah
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ETIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA

Arta Medica, 2020
Objectives. Healthcare-associated pneumonia develops in patients undergoing regular medical procedures or has a longterm contact with the hospital environment. Several studies have shown important differences in healthcare-associated pneumonia, comparing
Cristina Toma, Doina Rusu, Victor Botnaru   +2 more
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Common adverse events associated with the use of ribavirin for severe acute respiratory syndrome in Canada [PDF]

, 2003
Although information on efficacy and adverse drug reactions is lacking, ribavirin has been used empirically for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We report common adverse events in 110 patients with suspected or probable SARS who
Dresser, L., Linda Dresser, Larissa Matukas, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Phillips, E.J., Matukas, L., Sandra R. Knowles, Knowles, S.R.   +7 more
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