BACKGROUND Corticosteroids have been used for refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and have beneficial effects. The aim of this study was to identify the biomarkers for predicting refractory M. pneumoniae pneumonia in a timely fashion to initiate steroid therapy. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of children with M. pneumoniae pneumonia admitted to the Children's Hospital of F...

introduction: chest x-ray (cxr) is the simplest diagnostic tool of community acquired pneumonia (cap), but it has some limitation. therefore, the aim of this study is comparing the diagnostic accuracy of cxr and chest ultrasonography (cus) in detection of cap. methods: in the present study, a consecutive sample of suspected patients with cap was underwent cus, cxr, and chest computed tomography...

conclusion the calculated ni rate in our study (14.7%) is higher than usual rates reported from picu in other societies. meanwhile, long stay in picu and age less than 2 years are the main risk factor for ni and subjects with ni are 5.13 times more likely to die. patients and methods this cross sectional study was carried out on all patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours in pediatric inte...

background: methicillin resistant staphylococus aureus (mrsa) is a cause of ‎nosocomial infections at intensive care unit (icu), which imposes a high mortality and ‎morbidity on the health care systems.‎ the objective of this study was to evaluate the role of mrsa in patients with clinically ‎suspected ventilator associated pneumonia (vap) in toxicological icu admitted ‎patients.methods: this c...

background and objectives: pneumonia with acinetobacter baumannii has a major therapeutic problem in health care settings. decision to initiate correct antibiotic therapy requires rapid identification and quantification of organism. the aim of this study was to develop a rapid and sensitive method for direct detection of a. baumannii from respiratory specimens. materials and methods : a taqman ...

Pneumoconioses are a group of non-neoplastic pulmonary disorders caused by inhaled inorganic particles. Welldescribed forms of pneumoconiosis include those from asbestos, silica, coal dust, beryllium, and hard metals. Giant-cell interstitial pneumonia is an uncommon pneumoconiosis, usually due to exposure to hard-metal compounds, primarily cobalt and tungsten carbide. The natural course of the ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk factors and comorbid conditions associated with the development of pneumonia in patients with acute stroke. To determine the independent predictors of pneumonia. METHOD Retrospective study from July to December 2011. We reviewed all medical charts with diagnosis of stroke. RESULTS 159 patients (18-90 years) were admitted. Prevalence of pneumonia was 32%. Pneum...