Pneumcystis jirovecii is a pathogen that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), an infection in (HIV/ADS) and other immunocompromised patients. The rare reports of P. jirovecii pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa are contro...
The Antibiogram of the bacterial isolates from Tuberculosis (TB) patients attending hospitals within Izzi-Abakaliki was evaluated. The bacterial isolates were isolated and identified from the sputum samples according ...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, such as Xpert MTB/RIF, is still limited by cost. Testing of pooled samples from presumptive TB patients has been thought as a cost-saving strategy to diagnose TB. We assessed...
Objective: to evaluate the directional therapeutic effect of severe ultrasound, PCUM, adjusted pulmonary window, pulmonary ultrasound examination and high-frequency chest wall oscillation sputum discharge system in th...
Objective: to analyze the effect of ambroxol on inflammatory mediators in serum and sputum of patients with acute attack of COPD. Methods: the selection time of this study was from August 6, 2020 to January 4, 2022. A...
Objective: to compare the safety and effectiveness of different chest physiotherapy in ICU. Methods: using random digital table method, in Yancheng, a tertiary a hospital in ICU2020 years to January 2021 ICU admitted ...
Objective: to explore the actual number of Haemophilus influenzae in sputum samples of children and elderly patients, and to study the drug resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in children and elderly patients. Method...
Objective: to analyze the effect of anti tuberculosis plate combination drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: 62 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (March November 2021) were randomly selected a...
supported by grants from Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2019YFS0231);1,3,5 project for disciplines of excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(No.2018-119);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81870014).
Background: Although existing mycological tests (bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL] galactomannan [GM], serum GM, serum (1,3)-β-D-glucan [BDG], and fungal culture) are widely used for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergil...
Objective: to study and analyze the risk factors of sputum negative conversion at the end of intensive treatment for senile diabetes mellitus complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: a retrospective clinical ...