The effects of local and systemic inflammatory status on iron metabolism and lipid profile in calves by Uğur Aydoğdu, İbrahim Yurdakul

“…The sick calves were divided into two groups as local (8 omphalitis and 11 arthritis) and systemic (10 enteritis and 10 pneumonia) inflammations. After routine clinical examinations of all the animals were performed, 8 ml of blood was taken for blood analysis and biochemical analyses were performed.…”
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Positive Findings of Blood Cultures in Febrile Children Presenting with Thalassemia Major in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Itrat Fatima, Wafia Affan, Hira Hameed, Wajeeha Amber, Sumbal Saeed, Imran Mahmood Khan

“…The most frequent bacterial pathogen was Klebsiella pneumonia 13 (12.7%), followed by E-coli 11 (10.7%), staphylococcus aureus 7 (6.8%), pseudomonas 8 (7.8%) and streptococcus type pathogens 6 (5.8%).  …”
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Nebulized Pentamidine-Induced Acute Renal Allograft Dysfunction by Siddhesh Prabhavalkar, Agnes Masengu, Declan O'Rourke, Joanne Shields, Aisling Courtney

“…Nebulised pentamidine was used monthly as prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and administration preceded the creatinine rise on each occasion. …”
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A Rapidly Fatal Case of Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity by Nasreen Shaikh, Muhammad Sardar, Rishi Raj, Punit Jariwala

“…During the hospital stay, she developed pneumonia and septic shock requiring norepinephrine and vasopressin. …”
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Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema following Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy in a 2-Year-Old with Poland-Moebius Syndrome by Tanisha Powell, Nirupma Sharma, Kathleen T. McKie

“…Imaging suggested pulmonary edema as well as a left-sided pneumonia. Echocardiogram showed pulmonary hypertension and airway exam via direct fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia. …”
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A Case of Metastatic Adamantinoma That Responded Well to Sunitinib by Andrew D. Liman, Agnes K. Liman, Jenna Shields, Becky Englert, Rashmikant Shah

“…He achieved a good partial response for 3 years. He died due to pneumonia at the age of 72.…”
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Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection by Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Jan Rybniker, Shahram Zoghi, Gerd Faetkenheuer, Guido Michels, Erland Erdmann, Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon, Matthias Kochanek

“…Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. …”
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Daily Practice: Managing an Important Resource by Nicole Le Saux, Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee

“…Other specific, important actions include questioning whether positive urine cultures are contaminated when there is no evidence of pyuria or inflammatory changes, and obtaining a chest radiograph to support a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia. Optimizing the choice and dosage of antimicrobials also reduces the probability of clinical failures and subsequent courses of antimicrobials. …”
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A COVID-19 Patient Presenting with Pneumothorax by Seyyedeh Narjes Abootalebi, Eslam Shorafa, Alireza Abbaspour, Seyed Sina Dehghani, Mehdi Forooghi

“…Although most patients with COVID-19 manifest as viral pneumonia characterized by symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, and cough, atypical presentations such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute kidney or cardiac injury have been reported amongst COVID-19 patients. …”
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Hypogammaglobulinemia Observed One Year after Rituximab Treatment for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Bilal Ahmad Shoukat, Osama Ali, Dileep Kumar, Muhammad Bilal Gilani, Adeela Zahid, Shaheer Aslam Joiya, Maqsood Anwar Malik

“…She was admitted with the diagnosis of left-sided pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion. The patient was treated with piperacillin/tazobactam after having a poor response to co-amoxiclav. …”
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Clostridium subterminale Septicemia in a Patient with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma by Kevin M. Trapani, Leigh J. Boghossian, Elizabeth Caskey

“…The patient was receiving treatment for nosocomial pneumonia prior to culture of the C. subterminale, which led to suspicion for malignancy. …”
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Simultaneous surgery for gastrostomy and laryngotracheal separation in a patient with Tay‒Sachs disease by Masaharu Moroto, Uda Daisuke, Tomoya Yodoi, Yoshihiro Nitta, Yohei Sugimoto, Tomohiro Chiyonobu, Hiroyuki Yamada, Kayo Ozaki, Taichi Nakatani, Norio Sakai

“…She suffered severe aspiration pneumonia and underwent gastrostomy and laryngotracheal separation at 2 years and 4 months of age. …”
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Streptococcus pseudoporcinus: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Shanza Khan, Ting Ting Wong, Nishant Prasad, Benjamin Lee, Carl Urban, Sorana Segal-Maurer, Glenn Turett

“…We describe two novel cases of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus causing endocarditis in one and pneumonia with empyema in another, illustrating the potential of these bacteria to cause severe invasive and life-threatening disease.…”
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Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre, Maury Llana Rodríguez, Yovanis Iser Filtres

“…Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, injuries overinfection caused by streptococci and staphylococci with severe sepsis, diverse bleeding, encephalitis, shock, hemorrhagic nephritis with renal failure and necrotizing fasciitis, among others. …”
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The Role of RSV Infection in Asthma Initiation and Progression: Findings in a Mouse Model by Junyan Han, Katsuyuki Takeda, Erwin W. Gelfand

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of severe lower respiratory tract diseases (bronchiolitis and pneumonia) during infancy and early childhood. There is increasing evidence which indicates that severe pulmonary disease caused by RSV infection in infancy is associated with recurrent wheezing and development of asthma later in childhood. …”
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Climate Change and the New Normal for Cardiorespiratory Disease by Tim K Takaro, Sarah B Henderson

“…They do not discuss in detail cardiorespiratory health effects for which the potential link to climate change is poorly understood. For example, pneumonia and influenza, which affect >500 million people per year, are not addressed, although clear seasonal variation suggests climate-related effects. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Induced by Vaping by Michael Agustin, Michele Yamamoto, Felix Cabrera, Ricardo Eusebio

“…Case reports on the pulmonary complications of e-cigarettes are limited to bronchiectasis, eosinophilic pneumonia, pleural effusion, and suspected hypersensitivity pneumonitis. …”
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What do central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections have to do with bundles? by BL Johnston, JM Conly

“…Three of the six areas for action chosen by the IHI for their '100,000 Lives Campaign' relate to prevention of nosocomial infections: central line infections, surgical site infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. In Canada, a grassroots patient safety campaign modelled after the IHI's '100,000 Lives Campaign' has formed (3). …”
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Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit by Christian Svendsen Juhl, Martin Ballegaard, Morten H. Bestle, Peer Tfelt-Hansen

“…We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. …”
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A Case of Drastic Reduction of Membranous Substances in the Pharynx by Interprofessional Cooperative Oral Care by Masahiko Okubo, Hideyuki Kamimura, Tsuyoshi Sato, Shoichiro Kokabu

“…Although the mechanism of the formation of these deposits sometimes causes problems, such as dysphagia, asphyxia, or aspiration pneumonia, a 91-year-old male complained about difficulty of swallowing. …”
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