Evaluation of endobronchial volatile sulfur compounds for rapid diagnosis of lung abscesses caused by obligate anaerobes using Oral Chroma™: A pilot study [0.03%]
应用Oral Chroma对肺脓肿患者支气管内挥发性硫化物进行评价:一项初步研究
Takahiro Takazono,Yoshifumi Imamura,Masayasu Kitamura et al.
Takahiro Takazono et al.
Endobronchial volatile sulfur compounds in patients with lung abscess or lung cancer were measured using the Oral Chroma™ gas chromatograph. High levels of hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan were observed in some patients with lung absc...
Pulse oximetry saturation can predict prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [0.03%]
脉搏血氧饱和度可预测特发性肺纤维化的预后
Reoto Takei,Yasuhiko Yamano,Kensuke Kataoka et al.
Reoto Takei et al.
Background: In Japan, the severity staging system for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been used to determine medical care subsidies. However, this system requires invasive procedures to measure arterial oxygen ten...
Resecting a giant malignant lung tumor in a patient with unilateral acute interstitial pneumonitis [0.03%]
一侧急性间质性肺炎患者的巨大恶性肺肿瘤切除术
Hiroshi Yabuki,Muneo Minowa,Yuma Adachi et al.
Hiroshi Yabuki et al.
Acute interstitial pneumonia is a rare and fulminant form of idiopathic interstitial lung disease. Here, we report a case of a giant malignant sarcomatoid tumor of the left lung with unilateral lung infiltration. The tumor was resected unde...
Ability of high-resolution computed tomography to distinguish Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from other bacterial pneumonia: Significance of lateral bronchial lesions, less air bronchogram, and no peripheral predominance [0.03%]
高分辨率CT鉴别支原体肺炎和其它细菌性肺炎的能力:侧支气管病变、较少的空气支气管征及无外周优势的作用意义
Masanori Nakanishi,Kiyoshi Nakashima,Masafumi Takeshita et al.
Masanori Nakanishi et al.
Background: No study has investigated the capability of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to detect a lateral bronchus abnormality, degree of air bronchogram, and distribution of affected lesions in the diagnosis...
Pulmonary tuberculosis misdiagnosed as extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis due to selection of a nontuberculous mycobacterial colony from a preculture dish used for a drug-susceptibility test [0.03%]
药敏试验培养皿污染导致误诊为广泛耐药肺结核的一例肺外源性鸟胞分枝杆菌感染病例报告
Reina Ohji,Tsutomu Shinohara,Hiroshi Ohji et al.
Reina Ohji et al.
Drug-susceptibility test (DST) is important for tuberculosis care; however, there are several pitfalls with the procedure. A 70-year-old woman was diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis based on the result of a DST using mic...
Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage samples collected from 30 patients with drug-induced pneumonitis [0.03%]
对30例药物性肺炎患者支气管肺泡灌洗液的分析
Momoko Yamauchi,Shusaku Haranaga,Gretchen Parrott et al.
Momoko Yamauchi et al.
Background: Drug-induced pneumonitis is a disease encountered by pulmonologists in the clinical setting. The diagnosis generally considers the patient's clinical course and the results of peripheral blood tests, radiologi...
The efficacy of carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel after cisplatin plus pemetrexed in non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer patients [0.03%]
卡铂联合白蛋白结合型紫杉醇对比顺铂联合培美曲塞治疗非鳞非小细胞肺癌患者的疗效分析
Miho Tanaka,Yoshihiro Hattori,Tatsuya Ishii et al.
Miho Tanaka et al.
Background: Carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX) is one of the available first-line treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, the efficacy of carboplatin plus nab-PTX...
Shorter corridors can be used for the six-minute walk test in subjects with chronic lung diseases [0.03%]
慢性肺病患者的六分钟步行试验可使用缩短距离的走廊进行
Laura Gochicoa-Rangel,María C Ramírez-José,Prysila Troncoso-Huitrón et al.
Laura Gochicoa-Rangel et al.
Background: The main limitation of the six-minute walk test (6-MWT) is that not all pulmonary function testing facilities have an indoor flat, 30-m-long corridor. Therefore, this study aimed 1) to evaluate the correlation...
Pleural fluid lactate as a point-of-care adjunct diagnostic aid to distinguish tuberculous and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions during initial thoracentesis: Potential use in a tuberculosis endemic setting [0.03%]
胸腔穿刺时以乳酸检测作为床旁辅助诊断手段,用于区分结核性与复杂性肺炎后渗出性胸膜炎(在结核高发地区使用该方法的潜力)
Sze Shyang Kho,Swee Kim Chan,Mei Ching Yong et al.
Sze Shyang Kho et al.
Background: Tuberculous pleural effusions (TBEs) and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPEs) have similar clinical presentations and fluid biochemistry. A pleural biopsy is usually required to diagnose TBE but complete flui...