aspergillus infection in lung transplant patients incidence and prognosis

... combination of a calcineurin inhibitor (tacrolimus) with a purine inhibitor (mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine) and a steroid (prednizolone). Tacroli- mus was given twice a day in individually ... linear models, linear regression, tacrolimus, renal transplantation Background Tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, remains the centerpiece of the maintenance treatment scheme in renal transplant ... of tacrolimus, a purine inhibitor and a steroid. CYP3A5 genotyping was performed with PCR and RFLP. Pharmacokinetic model was developed with Linear Regres- sion and General Linear Model repeated...

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... for understanding the molecular events in developing RP in lung cancer patients. The aim of this study was to correlate the variations of the cytokine levels in lung cancer patients during radiation ... circulating IL-6 can reflect the inflammatory state of the lung. The IL-6 levels fre- quently increase in patients suffering with several pulmo- nary diseases, including infectious pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia ... spinal cord, heart, and lung) were defined and contoured on the multiple CT images. The gross tumor volume included the tumor and clinically involved nodes. GTV was determined by chest CT and/ or PET-CT....

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... growing interest in the biological properties and pathogenic potential of the different EBV subtypes, EBV-1 and EBV-2. Serological findings and studies in saliva and blood have indicated a high inci- dence ... , Kevin M: The mortality and pathology of HIV infection in a West African city. AIDS 1993, 7:1569-1579. 17. Singh A, Bairy I, Shivananda PG: Spectrum of opportunistic infections in AIDS patients. ... generally focusing on individual infection [31]. In this report, the serum prevalence of HSV is found to be higher in HIV- seropositive patients; the overall incidence is around 47%. VZV infection, ...

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... to and after OLT, being least in patients transplanted with fulminant hepatitis B (17%) and greatest in cirrhotics (67%) [9]. The rate of reinfection in patients receiving HBIG who were transplanted ... finding of circulating HBV DNA by PCR in 2 of 11 receiving HBIG and 5 of 10 receiving LAM suggests that reinfection would be likely in additional patients with longer observation. Discontinuation ... Sequential and Modified Combination Therapies To assess the reinfection rate among low risk patients receiving HBIG, patients were randomized to continue HBIG or to discontinue it and begin LAM...

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... of increase in LV dyssynchrony during dobutamine stress in patients with wide QRS duration (20). In contrast, Kurita et al. reported on an increased mechanical dyssynchrony during pacing–induced ... were receiving a beta-blocking agent, 30 an angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, and 19 a diuretic. In patients with conduction disturbance, 13 of 17 patients ... and diastole in heart failure patients during peak incremental exercise. Methods Patients All NYHA class III patients undergoing invasive hemodynamic exercise testing for clinical reasons...

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... been proposed including “testing and culling”, improvement of the bio-security of the farms, reproductive management, chemotherapy and vaccination. Testing the whole herd and culling all the ... G. Bech-Sabat, C. Nogareda, and S. Almeria (2007). Chronic Neospora caninum infection and repeat Neospora caninum infection in cattle - Economic loss, prevention and control bull semen. Among ... caninum tachyzoites protects mice against acute challenge with N. caninum. J Eukaryot Microbiol 53, 151-6. Reichel, M. P. (2000). Neospora caninum infections in Australia and New Zealand....

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... chest pain, headache, pain in the extremities, numbness of the hands, darkening of urine due to the presence of haemoglobin, epistaxis, easy bruising, pur- pura, increased incidence of infections, ... Corresponding author Abstract Background: The morbidity and mortality associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompromised patients (especially in HIV-infected patients and transplant ... pregnant), 18 with NM and 10 NC 18.8% in the IM 44% in the NM group 40% in the NC group MR and SR: 56.3% and 18.8% in the IM, 22% and 33% in the NM group, 10% and 50% in the NC group [4]/2003...

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... sirolimus in 2/4 patients, mycophenolic mofetil in 3/5 patients and azathioprine in 3/4 patients. Evaluation of Safety General side effects during tTLI were mild and limited to fatigue and epigastric ... tTLI was again required for reoccurrence of rejection (Table 1). Regarding the immunosuppressive drug therap y dur- ing tTLI, cyclosporine was continued in 4/6 patients, tacrolimus in 2/3 patients, ... lymph node bearing areas. A supradiaphragmatic mantle field, a periaortic and splenic field and a pelvic field with inferior extension were used in two patients. The remaining five patients received...

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... 241 HIV uninfected and 154 HIV infected hospitalized TB patients during the initial 3 months of TB treatment [19]. In that study the CD4 count increased in both the HIV infected and the HIV uninfected ... slightly increa sing tendency during the observation period, which was inter- preted as a positive effect of th e TB treatment. This find- ing is in line with results obtained from patients from Uganda ... baseline and 2 months, and between 2 and 5 months increased by 69 (22;117) and 110 (52; 168) CD4 cells per μL after 5 months. Conclusions: The increase in circulating CD4 levels observed in PTB in...

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... higher incidence of malignancy than the general population. This single hospital-based study examined the incidence and clinicopathologic behavior of uterine cervical carcinoma in renal transplant ... Open Access Incidence and clinicopathologic behavior of uterine cervical carcinoma in renal transplant recipients Sung Taek Park 1 , Min Jong Song 2 , Jong Sup Park 1 , Soo Young Hur 1 and Chung ... Punctate staining pattern was observed in three (75%) of these four patients, and one manifested the diffuse staining pattern. According to the HPV typing, high-risk HPV (types 16 or 58) was detected in...

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... chemokines and cytokines could play a role in the pathogenesis of SSc-ILD and as targets of future therapies [10]. In the present investigation, we have determined levels of cytokines and chemokines ... disease progress and the pathogenic mechanisms present in SSc-ILD. The role of chemokines and cytokines as markers reflecting disease severity and predicting outcome in SSc-related lung disease has ... was taken into account [3]. The authors concluded that BAL findings add only limited prognostic information in SSc-related interstitial lung disease in addition to HR-CT scans and lung- function...

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... increasing the impact and feasibility of PITC in high HIV prevalence and resource-constrained settings. These include more flexible use of clinical and lay staff, and combining PITC with VCT and ... offered’ in intervention and control groups. Table 3 Proportion of new STI patients who were ‘HIV tested’, ‘offered HIV testing’ and ‘declined HIV testing’ in the intervention and control groups. Intervention N=7 Control N=14 P ... of HIV infections remaining unrecognized [18,20-22], and a study in Malawi indicated that an alarming number of acute HIV infections are missed in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics [23]....

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... increasing the impact and feasibility of PITC in high HIV prevalence and resource-constrained settings. These include more flexible use of clinical and lay staff, and combining PITC with VCT and ... offered’ in intervention and control groups. Table 3 Proportion of new STI patients who were ‘HIV tested’, ‘offered HIV testing’ and ‘declined HIV testing’ in the intervention and control groups. Intervention N=7 Control N=14 P ... registers, and the electronic data set for completeness and accuracy. Problems such as incomplete and inaccurate CT registers (including miss- ing patient identifiers and missing or inconsistent testing information)...

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