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| Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Bazzo,Maria Luiza; Borges,Alessandra Abel. |
| Induced sputum is a useful technique for assessing airway inflammation, but its role in the diagnosis of lung disease in immunosuppressed patients needs further investigation. This study compared the use of induced sputum and BAL in the diagnosis of pneumocystosis, in HIV patients. From January 1, 2001, to December 30, 2002, HIV-positive patients older than 14 were evaluated at a hospital in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Patients with respiratory symptoms for seven days or longer, with a normal or abnormal chest X-ray, and those without respiratory symptoms but with an abnormal chest X-ray, were included in the study. All patients were submitted to clinical, radiological and laboratory evaluation, after which induced sputum and bronchoscopy with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pneumocystosis; Induced sputum; Bronchoalveolar lavage. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000600005 |
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| Passos,Ana Isabela Morsch; Dertkigil,Rachel Polo; Ramos,Marcelo de Carvalho; Busso-Lopes,Ariane Fidelis; Tararan,Cibele; Ribeiro,Erivan Olinda; Schreiber,Angélica Zaninelli; Trabasso,Plinio; Resende,Mariangela Ribeiro; Moretti,Maria Luiza. |
| ABSTRACT Introduction: The etiology of pulmonary infections in HIV patients is determined by several variables including geographic region and availability of antiretroviral therapy. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted from 2012 to 2016 to evaluate the occurrence of pulmonary fungal infection in HIV-patients hospitalized due to pulmonary infections. Patients’ serums were tested for (1-3)-β-D-Glugan, galactomannan, and lactate dehydrogenase. The association among the variables was analyzed by univariate and multivariate regression analysis. Results: 60 patients were included in the study. The patients were classified in three groups: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (19 patients), community-acquired pneumonia (18... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pulmonary infection; HIV/AIDS; (1-3)-β-D-Glugan; LDH; LAMP; Pneumocystosis; Fungal infection. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000600606 |
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