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Are you looking to stay current with all of the latest Pulmonology news articles and research? Look no further! MDLinx Pulmonology medical editors extensively research respiratory medical journals to find the most beneficial Pulmonology clinical literature. Topics range from: Pediatric Pulmonology, Sleep Disorders, Asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and much more. In a matter of minutes, Pulmonologists and their staff can stay up to date with the most current published information.
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Latest (12) Full Text Articles (323) Focus on Sarcoidosis41 Haemophilus influenzae Serotype a Invasive Disease, Alaska, USA, 1983-2011 Full Text Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 16, 2013 Review Article
42 Effect of Travel on Influenza Epidemiology Full Text Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 16, 2013 Clinical Guideline
43 Immigrants do not transmit tuberculosis more than indigenous patients in Catalonia (Spain) Tuberculosis , May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
44 The Mtb Proteome Library: A Resource of Assays to Quantify the Complete Proteome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cell Host & Microbe, May 16, 2013 Review Article
45 Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Blastomycosis with Continuously Infused Amphotericin B Deoxycholate After Failure with Liposomal Amphotericin B Annals of Pharmacotherapy, May 16, 2013
46 A role for 16S rRNA dimethyltransferase (ksgA) in intrinsic clarithromycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
47 Can tuberculous pleural effusions be diagnosed by pleural fluid analysis alone? The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
48 Phenotyping adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A prospective observational cohort study Respiratory Medicine, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
49 Age, nutritional status and INH acetylator status affect pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis drugs in children The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
50 Differential Airway Inflammatory Responses in Asthma Exacerbations Induced by Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Virus A International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
51 Increased IgG but normal IgA anti-pneumococcal protein antibodies in lung of HIV-infected adults Vaccine , May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
52 Smoking in tuberculosis patients increases the risk of infection in their contacts The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
53 Public health costs for tuberculosis suspects in Wake County, North Carolina, United States The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
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Carriage of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children: An Observational Study Full Text
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55 Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study Full Text BMC Pediatrics, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
56 Alarmingly high prevalence of smoking and symptoms of bronchitis in young women in Sweden: a population-based questionnaire study Full Text Primary Care Respiratory Journal, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
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Barriers to and Interventions for Improved Tuberculosis Detection and Treatment among Homeless and Immigrant Populations: A Literature Review
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58 Pulmonary actinomycosis during the first decade of 21st century: cases of 94 patients Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
59 Predictive value of molecular drug resistance testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Valle del Cauca, Colombia Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
60 Clustering of tuberculosis cases based on Variable Number of Tandem Repeat typing in relation to the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Netherlands Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology
- Chloral hydrate is a sedative that might be used to promote sleep in your pediatric migraine patients.
- Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of chronic cough.
- Trazodone does not improve sleep for methadone-maintained persons with sleep disturbance.
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.
Read the article summaryLow 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.
Read the article summaryBacteremia 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.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Pulmonology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Evidence-Based Review of the Management of Hepatic Hydrothorax Respiration, April 4, 2013 Review Article
2 Adjunctive therapies and immunomodulatory agents in the management of severe influenza Antiviral Research , April 12, 2013
3 Linezolid versus vancomycin or teicoplanin for nosocomial pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 Effectiveness of treatment with high-frequency chest wall oscillation in patients with bronchiectasis BMC Pulmonary Medicine, April 5, 2013 Free full text
5 Prognostic value of plasma N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pneumonia patients requiring intensive care unit admission Respirology, April 22, 2013
6 Prevention of Tuberculosis in Older Adults in the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 9, 2013 Review Article
7 The Impact of Brief Corticosteroids on the Clinical Course of Primary Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis Journal of Infection, April 9, 2013
8 Immunoglobulin G4-related lung disease: clinicoradiological and pathological features Respirology, November 14, 2012
9 Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, February 8, 2013 Review Article
10 Waning Immunity to Pertussis Following 5 Doses of DTaP Pediatrics, April 3, 2013
11 Sweeper's lung disease: a cross-sectional study of an overlooked illness among sweepers of Pakistan International Journal of COPD, April 18, 2013 Free full text
12 β2-Agonist Therapy in Lung Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 26, 2013 Review Article
13 Effect of Azithromycin Maintenance Treatment on Infectious Exacerbations Among Patients With Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: The BAT Randomized Controlled Trial JAMA, March 27, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
14 Effect of gastric versus post-pyloric feeding on the incidence of pneumonia in critically ill patients: Observations from traditional and Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis Clinical Nutrition, February 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
15 Statins and the risk of interstitial lung disease: a cohort study Thorax, January 22, 2013
16 Factors associated with community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalised children and adolescents aged 6 months to 13 years old European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013 Review Article
17 Clinical outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in intensive care unit patients Intensive Care Medicine, February 6, 2013
18 Amyloid-associated cystic lung disease in primary Sjogrens syndrome Respiratory Medicine, February 13, 2013
19 Incidence of pneumococcal infections among children under 15 years in southern Catalonia throughout the heptavalent conjugate vaccine era, 2002-2009 Infection, April 3, 2013
20 First Case of Pulmonary Disease Caused by a Strain of Mycobacterium avium Complex of Presumed Veterinary Origin in an Adult Human Patient Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 8, 2013
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