The Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (bla) gene is one of the most widespread carbapenemase genes in the world. However, there are few reports on KPC-producing bacteria in Japan. In this ...
The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 in the context of a secondary pneumonia surveillance program targeted at low-risk patients and to identify clinical char...
Risk increases as more cigarettes are smoked According to the Office of Minority Health of the Health and Human Services Administration, African Americans are 50% more likely to have a stro...
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen, causing pneumonia and sepsis. Genetic components strongly influence host responses to pneumococcal infections, but the responsible loci ar...
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 wit...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, dis...
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) remains a life-threatening opportunistic infection after solid organ transplantation, even in the era of Pneumocystis prophylaxis. The association betw...
There is increasing resistance to carbapenems among Klebsiella pneumoniae,and fluoroquinolones (FQ) are increasingly used to treat infections from extended-spectrum β- lactamase(ESBLs) and ...
It's jarring every time. The sudden crash in patients with COVID-19 All over the world, seemingly mild cases of COVID-19 rapidly morph into severe cases that involve the lower lungs. ...
International panel does quick turnaround McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2020) - An international team including McMaster University researchers has come together to issue guid...
In India, acute respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, are the leading cause of early childhood death. Emergency medical services are a critical component of India's public health infra...
Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death worldwide, and represents a serious threat, especially in developing countries. The protective effects of Bacillus Calme...
Optimising techniques to wean patients from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) remains a key goal of intensive care practice. The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) as a weaning strate...
To investigate the characteristics and prognostic factors in the elderly patients with COVID-19.Consecutive cases over 60 years old with COVID-19 in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from ...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) is mainly spread through respiratory droplets or direct contact. But the infection condition of genital system is still unknown. T...
Written by Physician's Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Although at the time I wrote this over 33,000 people had died from COVID 19 infections worldwide, the numbers of patients dying in...
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