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Respirology, EarlyView.There is no gold standard for detecting amiodarone‐induced‐lung injury (AILD). Dual‐Energy‐Computed‐Tomography (DECT) depicts iodine deposition in lungs abnormalities and the liver. We found a substantial correlation between the DECT assessment of AILD and comprehensive clinical evaluation of AILD. DECT can assist in the diagnosis of AILD.
Naama R. Bogot +8 more
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Frequency of Pneumocystis jirovecii in sputum from HIV and TB patients in Namibia
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 Introduction: The opportunistic fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), which is a life-threatening infection in HIV/AIDS patients. The seemingly low prevalence of P.
Vincent Nowaseb +4 more
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Review of: "Sputum Interleukin-32 in childhood asthma: correlation with IL-1β" [PDF]
, 2023 Lin Lin
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Respirology, EarlyView.Daily head‐to‐head comparison of EXACT vs. CERT for early detection of acute COPD exacerbations. Both tools accurately identified exacerbations at diagnosis (AUC≈0.9), but CERT detected worsening one day earlier (p = 0.006). CERT's simplicity and free access support rapid patient self‐monitoring and may enable timely intervention.
Rainer Gloeckl +9 more
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Determining Factors Affecting Time to Sputum Smear Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Using Cox Semi-Parametric Method [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2016 Background & Aims: Tuberculosis is one of the most important diseases of century that involves all the human organs including lungs. Due to the yearly occurrence of 9 millions new cases and 1.5 millions deaths in the world, tuberculosis is in the center ...
Zahra Arab borzoi +4 more
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Respirology, EarlyView.This study investigated airway epithelial barrier dysfunction persistence in ex‐smokers with COPD and underlying mechanisms using single‐cell RNA and ATAC sequencing. Epigenetic NKX2‐1/SPDEF dysregulation maintains goblet cell hyperplasia and barrier dysfunction despite long‐term smoking cessation.
Ayaka Shiota +17 more
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Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2018 Background: diagnostic of pulmonary TB in HIV patients is a problem due to non specific clinical features, or radiological appearance. HIV patients with CD4≤200 cells/mL infected with M. tuberculosis have less capacity in containing M.
Prayudi Santoso +7 more
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Microbiology SpectrumRespiratory tract infections are major global health issues that require rapid and accurate diagnostic methods. Multiplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) is commonly used for pathogen detection in respiratory samples.
Keun Ju Kim +4 more
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Effect of Hewei Anshen Decoction on depressive insomnia and brain neurotransmitter levels
Sleep Research, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Hewei Anshen Decoction (HAD) on both depressive symptoms and sleep quality in patients with depressive insomnia, and to investigate its impact on brain neurotransmitter levels. Methods Seventy‐two patients with depressive insomnia were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group ...
Feifei Lv +4 more
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