PROBLEMS OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN KOVID-ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL PNEUMONIA
Introduction. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to healthcare professionals. The most common manifestation of a new variant of coronavirus disease is pneumonia, and therefore, the doctor is faced with the question of the diagnostic
O.A. Savchenko +5 more
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Respiratory antiviral immunity and immunobiotics: Beneficial effects on inflammation-coagulation interaction during influenza virus infection [PDF]
Influenza virus (IFV) is a major respiratory pathogen of global importance, and the cause of a high degree of morbidity and mortality, especially in high-risk populations such as infants, elderly, and immunocompromised hosts.
Alvarez, Gladis Susana +3 more
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has become a global pandemic. Based on symptoms, COVID-19 cases can be classified as symptomatic or asymptomatic.
Huihui Zeng +9 more
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Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background. [PDF]
The following principles of appropriate antibiotic use for adults with acute bronchitis apply to immunocompetent adults without complicating comorbid conditions, such as chronic lung or heart disease.
Bartlett, JG +7 more
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Vulnerability of deep neural networks for detecting COVID-19 cases from chest X-ray images to universal adversarial attacks [PDF]
Under the epidemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), chest X-ray computed tomography imaging is being used for effectively screening COVID-19 patients.
Hirano, Hokuto +2 more
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HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia. [PDF]
IntroductionPneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. How immune activation differs among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults with pneumonia is unknown.MethodsThe ...
Byanyima, Patrick +16 more
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Alcohol‐induced altered glycans in human tracheal epithelial cells promote bacterial adhesion
Alcohol induces altered glycans to promote bacteria adhesion. Heavy alcohol drinking is known to increase the risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, the link between alcohol levels and risk of infection remains underexplored. Recently, we found that alcohol induced α2‐6sialo mucin O‐glycans in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells, which mediated the ...
Pi‐Wan Cheng +2 more
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Predictors of viral pneumonia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
BackgroundViruses are increasingly recognized as major causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Few studies have investigated the clinical predictors of viral pneumonia, and the results have been inconsistent.
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Objective The aim is to characterise early and late respiratory and bloodstream co-infection in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with SARS-CoV-2-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) needing respiratory support in seven ICUs ...
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