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Latest (17) Full Text Articles (479) Focus on Pneumonia
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361 Detection of lung cancer using multiple genetic markers--a systematic review Diagnostic Cytopathology, March 29, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

362 Facts and fiction: premalignant lesions of lung tissues Pathology, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

363 Prognostic significance of annexin II expression in non-small cell lung cancer Clinical and Translational Oncology, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

364 Female sex and long-term survival post curative resection for non-small-cell lung cancer European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, March 29, 2013    Review Article

365 Post-thoracotomy pain and long-term survival associated with video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy methods for clinical T1N0 lung cancer: a patient-oriented, prospective cohort study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, March 29, 2013    Review Article

366 Tumor-associated neutrophils and macrophages in non-small cell lung cancer: No immediate impact on patient outcome Lung Cancer, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

367 Midkine mRNA level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is a novel biomarker for primary non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective study Journal of Cancer Research & Clinical Oncology, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

368 Surgical resection for non-small cell lung cancer: clinical features and outcomes for a consecutive series at an Irish tertiary referral centre Irish Journal of Medical Science, March 29, 2013    Review Article

369 Activation of the FGF2-FGFR1 Autocrine Pathway: A Novel Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to Gefitinib in NSCLC Cells Molecular Cancer Research, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

370 A gene expression profile test to resolve head & neck squamous versus lung squamous cancers Full Text Diagnostic Pathology, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

371 FGFR4 genetic polymorphisms determine the chemotherapy response of Chinese patients with non-small cell lung cancer Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, March 29, 2013    Clinical Article

372 A retrospective study: platinum-based induction chemotherapy combined with gemcitabine or paclitaxel for stage IIB-IIIA central non-small-cell lung cancer Full Text World Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

373 Clinical applicability of staging small cell lung cancer according to the seventh edition of the TNM staging system Lung Cancer, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

374 Diagnostic value of endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for accessible lung cancer lesions after non-diagnostic conventional techniques: a prospective study Full Text BMC Cancer, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

375 Proliferation and maturation of intratumoral blood vessels in non–small cell lung cancer Human Pathology, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

376 Microwave Ablation of Pulmonary Malignancies Using a Novel High-energy Antenna System Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

377 Pemetrexed-induced neutropenic enteritis and severe cutaneous hyperpigmentation in a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma Lung Cancer, March 28, 2013

378 Activated AKT in Lung Cancer Cell Lines Molecular Cancer Research, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

379 Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma Cancer Cytopathology, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

380 Cases presenting to orthopedists with manifestations of lung cancer on skeletal radiographs European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, March 28, 2013

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Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology

Highlights in Pulmonology

Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections

Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.

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Low D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

As published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.

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Bacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia

As published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.

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Most Popular Pulmonology Articles

Last month's top read Top Articles of 2012

1 Relevance of an extensive follow-up after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer European Respiratory Journal , March 25, 2013    Clinical Guideline

2 Indirectly estimated absolute lung cancer mortality rates by smoking status and histological type based on a systematic review BMC Cancer, April 15, 2013    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

3 The ground glass opacity component can be eliminated from the T-factor assessment of lung adenocarcinoma European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 11, 2013

4 Dynamic CT of solitary pulmonary nodules: comparison of contrast medium distribution characteristic of malignant and benign lesions Clinical and Translational Oncology, April 19, 2013

5 Advantages of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Over Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Assessment of Hilar and Mediastinal Lymph Node in Lung Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 10, 2013

6 Comparison of Endobronchial Ultrasound and/or Endoesophageal Ultrasound with Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Staging and Restaging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 16, 2013

7 F18-FDG PET-CT analyses of small peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung Acta Radiologica, March 21, 2013    Review Article

8 High Performance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Contrast-Enhanced CT in a Rapid Outpatient Diagnostic Program for Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer Respiration, April 16, 2013

9 New IASLC/ATS/ERS Classification and Invasive Tumor Size are Predictive of Disease Recurrence in Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 19, 2013

10 Sleeve Lobectomy Compared with Pneumonectomy after Induction Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 19, 2013

11 Combined endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancer: A meta-analysis European Journal of Cancer, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

12 Clinic-based depression screening in lung cancer patients using the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 depression questionnaires: a pilot study Supportive Care in Cancer, April 2, 2013    Review Article

13 Lung cancer screening update Journal of Carcinogenesis, February 11, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

14 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IV Long-Term Survival With Isolated Spleen Metastasis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 5, 2013

15 Novel therapeutic targets in non-small cell lung cancer Current Opinion in Pharmacology , April 26, 2013    Review Article

16 Human papillomavirus and non-small cell lung cancer Thoracic Cancer, February 12, 2013

17 Fried meat intake is a risk factor for lung adenocarcinoma in a prospective cohort of Chinese men and women in Singapore Carcinogenesis, April 11, 2013

18 Symptom burden and quality of life in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients in France and Germany Lung Cancer, April 9, 2013    Review Article

19 HER2 driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): potential therapeutic approaches Translational Lung Cancer Research, April 8, 2013    Free full text

20 Social deprivation does not affect lung cancer stage at presentation or disease outcome Lung Cancer, April 11, 2013    Review Article

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