Lim, Doo-Ho So, Min Wook Kim, Yeon Mee Ryu, Ji Hwa Lee, Jae Ha Park, Chan Sun Kim, Seong-Ho Lee, Sunggun
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundIn clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis, the hallmark cutaneous manifestations are the key to diagnosis. We report a case of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis which presented with facial edema as the sole cutaneous manifestation and was later complicated by acute respiratory failure leading to death.Case presentationA 58-year-old wom...
Osman, Marwan Al Bikai, Aisha Rafei, Rayane Mallat, Hassan Dabboussi, Fouad Hamze, Monzer
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Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
In the recent years, the epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has changed worldwide. This is remarkably noticed with the significant increase in high-risk populations. Although surveillance of such infections is essential, data in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region remain scarce. In this paper, we reviewed the existing ...
Nevez, Gilles Hauser, Philippe M Le Gal, Solène
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Trends in microbiology
Duboucher, Christophe
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The Journal of Infection
• Until now, parasitic co-infections have not been noted in the course of COVID-19. • Trichomonads can be found in the lungs during acute respiratory distress syndrome. • Considering findings in ARDS, the detection of trichomonads in the lungs of SARS-CoV-2 can be relevant.
Du, Chun-Jing Liu, Jing-Yuan Chen, Hui Yan, Shuo Pu, Lin Xiong, Hao-Feng Xiang, Pan Li, Chuan-Sheng Zhang, Ming Xie, Ru-Ming
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
BackgroundAccurately differentiating pneumocystis from cytomegalovirus pneumonia is crucial for correct therapy selection in AIDS patients. Hence, the goal of this study was to compare the computerized tomography (CT) features of pneumocystis pneumonia and cytomegalovirus pneumonia in AIDS patients and identify clinical hallmarks to accurately dist...
Yang, Shu-Li Wen, Ying-Hao Wu, Yu-Shan Wang, Mei-Chia Chang, Pi-Yueh Yang, Shuan Lu, Jang-Jih
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Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a disease caused by the opportunistic infection of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. Several PCR methods have been developed to aid in the diagnosis of PCP. In this study, we evaluated the performance of a real-time PCR in the diagnosis of PCP, in patients with various underlying diseases. Ninety-seven BAL samples a...
Zhou, Shiwei Linder, Kathleen A. Kauffman, Carol A. Richards, Blair J. Kleiboeker, Steve Miceli, Marisa H.
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Journal of Fungi
We evaluated the performance of the (1,3)-β- d -glucan (BDG) assay on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as a possible aid to the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. BALF samples from 18 patients with well-characterized proven, probable, and possible Pneumocystis pneumonia and 18 well-matched controls were tested. We found that the best...
Bonnet, Pierre Le Gal, Solène Calderon, Enrique Delhaes, Laurence Quinio, Dorothée Robert-Gangneux, Florence Ramel, Sophie Nevez, Gilles
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) remains the most frequent AIDS-defining illness in developed countries. This infection also occurs in non-AIDS immunosuppressed patients, e.g., those who have undergone an organ transplantation. Moreover, mild Pneumocystis jirovecii infections related to low pulmonary fungal burden, frequently designated as pulmonary co...
Ko, Ryoung-Eun Lee, Jongmin Na, Soo Jin Jeong, Na Ri Kim, Seon Woo Jeon, Kyeongman
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine
BackgroundPneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important cause of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in immunocompromised patients, yet no actual clinical tool suitably identifies patients at risk. Recently, a multivariable prediction model has been proposed for haematology patients with ARF requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission to assess the ri...
Utsunomiya, Masako Dobashi, Hiroaki Odani, Toshio Saito, Kazuyoshi Yokogawa, Naoto Nagasaka, Kenji Takenaka, Kenchi Soejima, Makoto Sugihara, Takahiko Hagiyama, Hiroyuki
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Rheumatology Advances in Practice
Objectives The aim was to investigate the long-term prophylactic efficacy, drug retention and safety of low-dose sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Methods Adult patients with rheumatic diseases receiving prednisolone ≥0.6 mg/kg/day were randomized into the single-strength group (SS; SMX/TMP 40...
