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| Nagalingam,Nabeetha A.; Adesiyun,Abiodun A.; Swanston,William H.; Bartholomew,Maria. |
| We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients, determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship between pneumonia and selected risk factors. Sputum and demographic data were collected from 124 pneumonia patients. Sputum was cultured for S. aureus, GNEB, H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae. The disc diffusion method was used to determine resistance to eight antimicrobial agents. Among the 124 sputum samples, eight (6.5%) were positive for S. aureus, 15 (12.1%) for GNEB, two (1.6%) for S. pneumoniae and one (0.8%) for H. influenzae. Hospitals, gender, ethnicity, co-morbidities and symptoms did not... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacterial pneumonia; Sputum; Antibiogram. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000300006 |
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| Rangel,M.P.; de Sá,V.K.; Martins,V.; Martins,J.R.M.; Parra,E.R.; Mendes,A.; Andrade,P.C.; Reis,R.M.; Longatto-Filho,A.; Oliveira,C.Z.; Takagaki,T.; Carraro,D.M.; Nader,H.B.; Capelozzi,V.L.. |
| Hyaluronan (HA) shows promise for detecting cancerous change in pleural effusion and urine. However, there is uncertainty about the localization of HA in tumor tissue and its relationship with different histological types and other components of the extracellular matrix, such as angiogenesis. We evaluated the association between HA and degree of malignancy through expression in lung tumor tissue and sputum. Tumoral tissue had significantly increased HA compared to normal tissue. Strong HA staining intensity associated with cancer cells was significant in squamous cell carcinoma compared to adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma. A significant direct association was found between tumors with a high percentage of HA and MVD (microvessel density) in tumoral... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hyaluronic acid; Sputum; Lung cancer; Immunohistochemistry; ELISA. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000600557 |
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| Rangel,M.P.; Antonangelo,L.; Acencio,M.M.P.; Faria,C.S.; de Sá,V.K.; Leão,P.S.; Farhat,C.; Fabro,A.T.; Longatto Filho,A.; Reis,R.M.; Takagaki,T.; Capelozzi,V.L.. |
| Cofilin-1 (CFL1), a small protein of 18 kDa, has been studied as a biomarker due to its involvement in tumor cell migration and invasion. Our aim was to evaluate CFL1 as an indicator of malignancy and aggressiveness in sputum samples. CFL1 was analyzed by ELISA immunoassay in the sputum of 73 lung cancer patients, 13 cancer-free patients, and 6 healthy volunteers. Statistical analyses included ANOVA, ROC curves, Spearman correlation, and logistic regression. Sputum CFL1 levels were increased in cancer patients compared to cancer-free patients and volunteers (P<0.05). High expression of sputum CFL1 was correlated to T4 stage (P=0.01) and N stage (P=0.03), tobacco history (P=0.01), and squamous cell carcinoma histologic type (P=0.04). The accuracy of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lung cancer; Cofilin-1; Sputum; Liquid-biopsy; Metastases; Biomarker. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000800603 |
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| Silva,Rosemeri Maurici da; Machado,Tairone; Bazzo,Maria Luiza. |
| This study was performed to assess the efficiency of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) directly from sputum for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by comparison between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. Sputum samples were collected from hospitalized patients admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, and subjected to smear microscopy, culture on LJ medium and detection of M. tuberculosis by PCR. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values (positive and negative) were calculated using smear and/or culture at day 42 as the gold standard, by comparing the yield in HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. Regardless of serostatus, the technique's yield had 62% sensitivity, 70% specificity, 79% positive predictive value,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; HIV; PCR; Sputum. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000100030 |
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