Impact of preceding flu-like illness on the serotype distribution of pneumococcal pneumonia.
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundEven though the pathogenicity and invasiveness of pneumococcus largely depend on capsular types, the impact of serotypes on post-viral pneumococcal pneumonia is unknown.Methods and findingsThis study was performed to evaluate the impact of ...
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Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2023 Background Infections with fungi, such as Aspergillus species, have been found as common complications of viral pneumonia. This study aims to determine the risk factors of fungal superinfections in viral pneumonia patients using meta‐analysis.
Haiyang Ni +5 more
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In vivo Neutralization of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines During Secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Post Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]
, 2019 An overt pro-inflammatory immune response is a key factor contributing to lethal pneumococcal infection in an influenza pre-infected host and represents a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
Boehme, Julia D. +8 more
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Hematologic, hepatic, and renal function changes in hospitalized patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [PDF]
, 2017 Background There are no longitudinal data on the changes in hematologic, hepatic, and renal function findings in patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) infection. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of 16 MERS‐
Abbasi, S. +5 more
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Usefulness of cellular analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for predicting the etiology of pneumonia in critically ill patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cellular analysis in pneumonia has not been adequately evaluated. This study investigated the ability of cellular analysis of BAL fluid to differentially diagnose bacterial pneumonia from viral ...
Sang-Ho Choi +12 more
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Differential diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and viral lung injury in hospitalized adults [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2023 Objective. Identification of clinical, laboratory, and instrumental factors more common in bacterial pneumonia compared to viral pneumonia, including COVID-19. Materials and Methods.
Strelkova D.A. +9 more
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The Use of Aerosolized Ribavirin in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adult Immunocompromised Patients: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a concern in immunocompromised patients. Aerosolized ribavirin (RBV AER) is used for treatment of RSV LRTI; however, adverse events and rising drug ...
Avery, Lisa M. +2 more
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Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]
, 2020 On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
Diamanti, A. P. +4 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Clinicopathologic analysis of lethal influenza cases in 2009–2011
Журнал инфектологии, 2014 The authors conducted clinicopathologic analysis of 33 cases of lethal influenza caused mainly by influenza virus H1N1/California in northwest regions of Russia. Five types of structural changes in lungs were outlined: 1) massive serous-hemorrhagic edema
S. A. Gladkov +4 more
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