Objectives To investigate short-term prognosis and prognostic factors for connective tissue disease-associated pneumocystis pneumonia (CTD-PCP) using the Japanese nationwide diagnosis procedure ...

The fungal cell-wall component (1→3)ß-D-glucan can be present in the sera of individuals with overwhelming systemic fungal infection, including those with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP).

A new study from the Hong Kong Children's Hospital reveals critical insights into the infection risks associated with ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or tuberculosis. Symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to ...

The study objective was to evaluate the association of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The design was a meta-analysis of nine case–controlled and cohort ...

When to go to urgent care vs. ER vs. family doctor You twisted your back and the pain is growing worse. Should you call your ...

Pneumococcal disease (PD) includes both invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD), such as meningitis, bacteremia, bacteremic pneumonia and empyema, and non-invasive pneumococcal disease, such as community ...

Originally published in the Mercury's sister publication The Stranger, as part of its Love & Sex Issue.] On July 3, 1981, the ...

Millions would die from what doctors first called GRID, or Gay-Related Immune Deficiency, a name that linked gayness with ...