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... Conclusion : Despite the differences found among studies, it is possible to conclude that the determination of adenosine deaminase levels has high accuracy in the diagnosis of the pleur[r] ... See full document

... examination of induced sputum samples as a param- eter of inflammation to be used in clinical practice and describes conditions under which the induced sputum technique should be i[r] ... See full document

... For the analysis of the results, the patients were divided into groups based on AAT levels, according to the cut-off values suggested in the guidelines for the diagnosis and managemen[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and to evaluate the esophageal motor profile of patients with respiratory symptoms referred to a digest[r] ... See full document

... In conclusion, we can state that the frequency of side effects related to antituberculosis treatment with Regimen I in the population of the Tuberculosis Outpatient Clinic of the Pu[r] ... See full document

... It has been said that, although the sensitivity of PCR in samples with negative sputum smear microscopy results is lower than desir- able, this method can still present an[r] ... See full document

... It has also been demonstrated that men who use smokeless tobacco products as a substitute for cigarettes present higher rates of mortality due to heart disease, cerebrov[r] ... See full document

... 13. Oliveira RCV, Muglia VF, Bellucci AD, Louzada P, Santos AC, Elias Jr J, et al. Doença de Kikuchi-Fujimoto: uma causa rara de síndrome do lobo médio. In: 33rd Jornada Paulista de Radiologia; 2003 May 1-4, São ... See full document

... Lemierre’s syndrome (necrobacillosis or postanginal sepsis) is caused by acute oropharyngeal infection with secondary internal jugular vein (IJV) septic thrombophlebitis, o[r] ... See full document

... Therefore, a percentage reduction in the number of ciga- rettes might not produce an equivalent reduction in the exposure to tobacco toxins. Harm reduction should not be the fin[r] ... See full document

... Figure 3 - Total hydroxyproline lung content in the different groups: SS: animals injected with saline (placebo) and then receiving intratracheal (IT) instillation of saline; [r] ... See full document

... The aim of the present study was to determine the rate of adherence to standard treatment with ICs in patients with severe asthma treated via the ProAR, to identify predictive[r] ... See full document

... * Study carried out at the Cystic Fibrosis Referral Center of Bahia of the Hospital Especializado Octávio Mangabeira da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia – HEOM/SESAB, Bahia State [r] ... See full document

... Objective: To evaluate pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in chronic renal failure patients, correlating these variables with hemodialysis-related weight fluctuation; to[r] ... See full document

... The reason for requesting the test was defined as monitoring airway inflammation in patients with asthma—if the objective of the sputum cell counts was to establish th[r] ... See full document

... 2. García-García M, Palacios-Martínez M, Ponce-de-León A, Jiménez-Corona ME, Jiménez-Corona A, Balandrano- Campos S, et al. The role of core groups in transmitting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high prevalence ... See full document

... The following data were collected: socioeco- nomic level of the families, level of education of the parents, parental smoking and marital status, date of birth of th[r] ... See full document

... In a large study conducted in a smoke-free hospital in the United States, the prevalence of active smoking among hospitalized patients was found to be 25%, and 55% of[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To study the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria and the range of species isolated between 1996 and 2005 at a regional branch of the Adolfo Lutz Institute—located [r] ... See full document

... The medical charts of all patients admitted to the Bronchoscopy Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (HC-Unicamp, State Univers[r] ... See full document