Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in humans is caused by two main species: M avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare; because these species are difficult to differentiate, they also are collectively referred to as Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). MAC is the atypical Mycobacterium most...
We also describe successful treatment with whole lung lavage in the supine position and negative pressure applied for the withdrawal of lavage fluid.CASE PRESENTATION: A 54 year old man with a past medical history of crack cocaine abuse, diabetes mellitus, and tobacco usage presented with ...
Vaccinations, routine, screening, andcancer screeningare all part of early prevention and treatment of serious illness. In a perfect world, every step possible is taken to avoid serious medical illness if it is at all preventable. If in-hospital treatment of a serious lung infection can be prev...
The treatment for GBS is antibiotics if the membranes rupture or labor starts, which ever comes first. The first options are penicillin, but ampicillin, a closely related drug, may also be used. Women with mild allergies to penicillin can usually receive a drug called cefazolin (also called ...
Thus, autophagy does not play an important role in LPS-induced inflammation, by contrast, it may be involved in the anti-inflammatory actions because rapamycin treatment can ameliorate lung injury after LPS infection through down-regulation of mTOR [48]. Regarding PM-induced inflammation, it is ...
Clinical evidence does not support corticosteroid treatment for 2019-nCoV lung injury Lancet, 395 (2020), pp. 473-475 View PDFView articleGoogle Scholar [12] Z. Yang, J. Liu, Y. Zhou, et al. The effect of corticosteroid treatment on patients with coronavirus infection: a systematic review ...