Characterization and expression analysis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island 3 - Implications for the evolution of staphylococcal pathogenicity islands [PDF]
, 2002 We describe the complete sequence of the 15.9-kb staphylococcal pathogenicity island 3 encoding staphylococcal enterotoxin serotypes B, K, and Q. The island, which meets the generally accepted definition of pathogenicity islands, contains 24 open reading
Kapur, Vivek +5 more
core
Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis [PDF]
, 1993 Medical treatment of cirrhotic ascites is essentially supportive, dictated by the patient's discomfort, impaired cardiovascular or respiratory function and potential for infection. Treatment of ‘simple’ ascites (moderate fluid accumulation, serum albumin
Alexander L. Gerbes +41 more
core +1 more source
Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or liver cirrhosis with hepatic hydrothorax (HH). With
Brünger, Martin +6 more
core +1 more source
Kinetics of the avian influenza-specific humoral responses in lung are indicative of local antibody production [PDF]
, 2012 The role and kinetics of respiratory immunoglobulins in AIV infection has not been investigated. In this study we determined the numbers of both total antibody secreting cells (ASC) and virus-specific ASC in lung, spleen, blood and bone marrow (BM ...
de Geus, Eveline D. +2 more
core +3 more sources
A Vanishing Lung Tumor in Congestive Heart Failure
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.ABSTRACT Phantom lung tumor is uncommon and reversible with diuretics, recognizing this phenomenon is crucial as it can avoid unwanted diagnostic procedures and costs.
Ruben David +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Pleural lymphocyte-rich transudates in cats
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2017 Objectives Non-chylous lymphorrhagic pleural effusions are transudative effusions with a predominance of lymphocytes; however, they do not contain chylomicrons and therefore do not have the classical milky aspect of true chylous effusion. This type of effusion has been anecdotally associated with cardiac diseases in cats, but studies are lacking.
M. Probo +6 more
openaire +5 more sources
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic integration and modelling of oxytetracycline for the porcine pneumonia pathogens Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida [PDF]
, 2017 Pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) integration and modelling were used to predict dosage schedules of oxytetracycline for two pig pneumonia pathogens, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida.
Aliabadi +34 more
core +2 more sources
Pyothorax in cats and dogs [PDF]
, 2017 Pyothorax, or thoracic empyema, is an infection of the pleural space, characterized by the accumulation of purulent exudate. It is a life-threatening emergency in dogs as well as in cats, with a guarded prognosis.
Daminet, Sylvie +5 more
core +1 more source
Peritoneal Mesothelioma: An Unusual Cause of High-Protein Ascites [PDF]
, 2015 We present a case illustrating the workup and diagnosis of peritoneal sarcomatous mesothelioma as an unusual etiology of intestinal obstruction and high-protein ascites in an otherwise healthy man.
Kaspar, Matthew
core +2 more sources
Cholesterol determination for differentiation of exudative from transudative pleurisy
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 1999 Objective: Pleurisy is a very common syndrome in pulmonary medicine. Every physician must know how to evaluate pleurisy correctly. One of the primary diagnostic measures to be taken to figure out the etiology of pleurisy is the puncture of pleural fluid ...
K Bijani, F Keihani
doaj