Study Connects the Dots Between Smoking and Stroke Risk in African Americans
Risk increases as more cigarettes are smoked According to the Office of Minority Health of the...
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Pneumonia
The B-cell inhibitory receptor CD22 is a major factor in host resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen, causing pneumonia and sepsis. Genetic components strongly influence host responses to pneumococcal infections, but the responsible loci are unknown. We have previously...
Read MoreThe profile of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and serum cytokines in children with 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia.
The study was aimed at investigating the characteristics of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and serum cytokines in children with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia.Children with 2019-nCoV pneumonia or with...
Read MoremicroRNA-1236 promotes chondrocyte apoptosis in osteoarthritis via direct suppression of PIK3R3.
Chondrocyte degeneration is the main cause of osteoarthritis (OA) and increased evidence suggests that miRNAs could have vital roles in the pathology of various cartilage illnesses. miR-1236 has been found to contribute to...
Read MoreChest CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia by duration of symptoms.
To evaluate lung abnormalities on thin-section computed tomographic (CT) scans in patients with COVID-19 and correlate findings to duration of symptoms.In total, 348 CT scans in 112 patients were classified according to the time...
Read MoreFirst case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been demonstrated to be the cause of pneumonia. Nevertheless, it has not been reported as the cause of acute myocarditis or fulminant myocarditis.A 63-year-old male was admitted with...
Read MoreNovel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in A Renal Transplant Recipient: Case Report.
An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia associated with the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) started in Wuhan, China, with cases now confirmed in multiple countries. The clinical course of patients remains to be...
Read MoreComparison of three anti-coccidioides antibody enzyme immunoassay kits for the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis.
Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in endemic areas of the southwestern United States. Clinical presentations range from self-limited disease to severe, disseminated disease. As such, early and...
Read MoreCD4 T Cell Lymphopenia Predicts Mortality from Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Kidney Transplant Patients.
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) remains a life-threatening opportunistic infection after solid organ transplantation, even in the era of Pneumocystis prophylaxis. The association between risk of developing PcP and low CD4...
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