Serologic IgE immune responses against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans in patients with cystic fibrosis.

abstract：:The antimicrobial resistance problem in hospitals continues to worsen. In particular, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. Treating infections caused by thes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patterson JE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man presented to our ED less than 24 hours following the acute onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Within 12 hours of symptom onset, he noted bilateral lower extremity pain and swelling. His pain was associated with a new violaceous irregular rash on the anterior aspect of both feet...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gittens AT,Clarke JD,Abdelbaki S,Kwon JS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Many clinicians believe that low-dose dopamine (LDD) [2 micro g/kg/min] increases renal blood flow (RBF) and medium-dose norepinephrine (MD-NE) [0.4 micro g/kg/min] decreases RBF. They also believe that MD-NE might induce mesenteric and/or coronary ischemia. In fact, the effects of these drugs...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Di Giantomasso D,Morimatsu H,May CN,Bellomo R

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with CF followed in a university center were assessed for the presence of the most common CF gene mutation, delta-F508. Excluding one member of a sibling pair, 29 of 55 subjects had two copies of delta-F508 (homozygotes), 23 had one copy of delta-F508 with the other CF mutation not identified (complex heterozyg...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burke W,Aitken ML,Chen SH,Scott CR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to determine the rate of recurrence for spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) after tetracycline pleurodesis (TCP), using that of observation, tube thoracostomy alone, and thoracotomy as references. From 1985 to the end of 1991, 78 patients were treated with tetracycline pleurodesis and 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alfageme I,Moreno L,Huertas C,Vargas A,Hernandez J,Beiztegui A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoalveolar lavage was used to provide important diagnostic information for a patient found to have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and concomitant cytomegalovirus infection. The use of this procedure may not only provide useful information regarding the underlying disease, but may also suggest alternative diagnosti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin WJ 2nd,McDougall JC

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the risk factors for short-term hospital readmission after discharge are unknown. METHODS:We conducted a prospective observational study of 1,117 patients who had been discharged alive after hospitalization for CAP. We collected variables a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Capelastegui A,España Yandiola PP,Quintana JM,Bilbao A,Diez R,Pascual S,Pulido E,Egurrola M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Specialty societies have developed practice guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). To aid in adapting specialty recommendations for a pneumonia practice guideline at Intermountain Health Care, we investigated which physicians care for pneumonia patients in Utah. We wanted t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dean NC,Silver MP,Bateman KA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intravenous (IV) amiodarone (300 mg) on heart rate was investigated in 22 patients with acute myocardial infarction (18) or ischemia (4) and sinus tachycardia. There were 11 men and 11 women (age range, 48 to 83 years; mean, 63.5). Amiodarone IV slowed the mean heart rate from 109 +/- 14 beats/min to 94 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kusniec J,Strasberg B,Sclarovsky S,Klainman E,Agmon J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the degree to which bioactive penicillin, metronidazole, ceftriaxone, clindamycin, vancomycin, and gentamicin penetrate into empyemic pleural fluid using our new rabbit model of empyema. METHODS:An empyema was created via the intrapleural injection of 10(8)()Pasteurella multocida bacteria into t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Teixeira LR,Sasse SA,Villarino MA,Nguyen T,Mulligan ME,Light RW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost effectiveness of the Nd-YAG laser and bronchoscopic electrocautery for palliation in patients with symptomatic tumor obstruction. DESIGN:A retrospective study. SETTING:Bronchoscopy unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:Thirty-one consecutive patients with inope...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boxem Tv,Muller M,Venmans B,Postmus P,Sutedja T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To measure the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and to determine its effect on the physical performance response to training in otherwise healthy young adults. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective study. SETTING:Fort Jackson, SC, May to July 1998. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred thirty-seve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sonna LA,Angel KC,Sharp MA,Knapik JJ,Patton JF,Lilly CM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Cellular growth in the vascular wall, including endothelial and smooth-muscle cell proliferation, is recognized as a component of the obstructive vasculopathy observed in the small vessels of the lungs in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that angiogenic growth factors may have a r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benisty JI,McLaughlin VV,Landzberg MJ,Rich JD,Newburger JW,Rich S,Folkman J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:It has been suggested that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease, and may be associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between nocturnal oxygen desaturation (NOD) due to SDB a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hayashi M,Fujimoto K,Urushibata K,Uchikawa S,Imamura H,Kubo K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to evaluate the availability and practice of spirometry, training of technicians, and spirometer features and maintenance in Spain in both primary care (PC) and secondary care (SC) centers. METHODS:We used a nationwide, cross-sectional, 36-item telephone survey of health-care centers in Spain to ta...

journal_title：Chest

authors： López-Campos JL,Soriano JB,Calle M,Encuesta de Espirometría en España (3E) Project.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical utility of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in the evaluation of patients with chronic cough and normal or nonlocalizing chest radiographic findings. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS:Forty-eight patients with chronic cough and no other cl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnes TW,Afessa B,Swanson KL,Lim KG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and histopathologic features of pulmonary amyloidosis were reviewed in 22 patients with systemic amyloidosis who came to autopsy. Eleven of 12 patients (92 percent) with primary amyloidosis had prominent interalveolar amyloid deposits. Symptoms attributable to these deposits were found in four cases (33 p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Celli BR,Rubinow A,Cohen AS,Brody JS

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes severe acute lung injury in approximately 5% of infected adults, but few reports have been made of severe pediatric disease. We present an adolescent patient who contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 one week after a paterna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fisler G,Haimed A,Levy CF,Stiles J,Capone CA,Fish JD,Brochstein JA,Taylor MD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary overflow are associated with functional and structural changes of the pulmonary arterial wall. Current techniques to evaluate the pulmonary vasculature neglect the pulsatile nature of pulmonary flow. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the dynamic properties of th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berger RM,Cromme-Dijkhuis AH,Hop WC,Kruit MN,Hess J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All aspects of medical education were affected by the Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several challenges were experienced by trainees and programs alike due to the economic repercussions of the pandemic, how social distancing affected the delivery of medical education, testing and intervie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kaul V,Gallo de Moraes A,Khateeb D,Greenstein Y,Winter G,Chae J,Stewart NH,Qadir N,Dangayach NS

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable long-term assessment of cough is necessary in many clinical and scientific settings. A new method for long-term recording and automatic analysis of cough is presented. The method is based on simultaneous recording of two independent signals: high-pass filtered cough sounds and cough-induced fast movements of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Salmi T,Sovijärvi AR,Brander P,Piirilä P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is associated with significant morbidity primarily driven by acute exacerbations. Relative pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement, defined as a PA to ascending aorta (A) diameter ratio greater than one (PA:A>1) identifies patients at increased risk for exacerbations. However, little is known about the correl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iyer AS,Wells JM,Vishin S,Bhatt SP,Wille KM,Dransfield MT

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant eosinophilia is a prominent feature in Churg-Strauss syndrome but has only rarely been described in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). We describe two Wegener's granulomatosis patients with > 30% eosinophilia on their initial presentations. Other etiologies that could account for their eosinophilia were exclud...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Potter MB,Fincher RK,Finger DR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with bronchiectasis and healthy subjects were characterized using specific functional and immunologic assays. The BAL fluid contained interstitial collagenase and collagenolytic proteinases of bacterial origin. Collagenase activities, obtained after organ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sepper R,Konttinen YT,Ding Y,Takagi M,Sorsa T

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma therapy is typically prescribed and titrated based on patient or parent self-report of symptoms. No longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between symptoms and severe asthma exacerbations in children. The goal of our study was (1) to assess the association of asthma symptoms with severe a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wu AC,Tantisira K,Li L,Schuemann B,Weiss ST,Fuhlbrigge AL,Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group.

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension has been suggested to cause left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction due to ventricular interaction. In this study, we evaluate the effects of exercise- and altitude-induced increase in pulmonary artery pressures on LV diastolic function in an interventional setting...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bernheim AM,Kiencke S,Fischler M,Dorschner L,Debrunner J,Mairbäurl H,Maggiorini M,Brunner-La Rocca HP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an aid in the differential diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions, tumor markers were investigated. We measured immunosuppressive acidic protein (IAP), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), adenosine deaminase (ADA), and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Niwa Y,Kishimoto H,Shimokata K

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several reports showing that expiratory muscle strength and endurance can be impaired in patients with COPD. This muscle weakness may have clinically relevant implications. Expiratory muscle training tended to improve cough and to reduce the sensation of respiratory effort during exercise in patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiner P,Magadle R,Beckerman M,Weiner M,Berar-Yanay N

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an unusual and remediable form of heart block which developed in the course of Lyme disease. The diagnosis of Lyme disease requires a careful clinical history pertaining to epidemiologic geography or a history of erythema chronicum migrans. In this case, a highly selective cardiac abnormality responded pro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bedell SE,Pastor BM,Cohen SI

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the intraoperative evolution of patients with COPD during lung resection and to test whether exercise testing could be helpful in the prediction of the intraoperative course. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty patients (mean [+/- SD] age, 65 +/...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ribas J,Jiménez MJ,Barberà JA,Roca J,Gomar C,Canalís E,Rodriguez-Roisin R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00