[PDF] Top 20 J. bras. pneumol. vol.36 número1 pt v36n1a23

... tuberculosis, podemos usar testes bioquí- micos (niacina, nitrato ou ácido p- nitrobenzoico) ou métodos moleculares; esses testes são caros, especialmente o teste da niacina, que r[r] ... See full document

... Based on the clinical and radiological suspi- cion of tracheal tumor, the patient was submitted to fiberoptic bronchoscopy, which confirmed the presence of a single pedunculat[r] ... See full document

... The Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL, Telephone-based System for the Surveillance of Risk and Protective[r] ... See full document

... Smokers and never smokers were also compared in terms of depression and psychoac- tive substance use (Table 3). Of the 167 smokers, 36 (21.6%) presented with moderate depression, 25 (15.0%) presented with mild ... See full document

... The authors would like to thank the techni- cians of the Virology Laboratory of the Adolfo Lutz Institute in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and Professor Edison Luiz Durigon, Head of the Virology Laboratory of the USP ... See full document

... expiratory flow-volume curve, to the diagnosis of obstructive lung disease (OLD); to test this coefficient in differentiating among patients considered normal, those with[r] ... See full document

... addition, at V3, 25 patients (96.0%) achieved the maximum score of 9 points. Therefore, the analysis of the progression of the patients in the study group regarding the use of m[r] ... See full document

... In addition, the agreement between experienced thoracic radiologists on the interpretation of such patterns is the focus of study within this broad group of diseases.. (1[r] ... See full document

... 1. Malta DC, Moura EC, Silva SA, Oliveira PP, Costa e Silva VL. Prevalence of smoking among adults residing in the Federal District of Brasília and in the state capitals of Brazil, 2008. J Bras ... See full document

... Editors of the main Brazilian medical journals, directors of the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos – ABEC), an[r] ... See full document

... Figure 13 - Axial HRCT slices of the chest showing the right upper lobe (a) and the base of the right lung (b), revealing traction bronchiectasis (long arrows) and traction bronchiolec[r] ... See full document

... 1. Simeão FC, Chimara E, Oliveira RS, Yamauchi JU, Latrilha FO, Telles MA. Cord factor detection and macroscopic evaluation of mycobacterial colonies: an efficient combined screening test for the presumptive ... See full document

... In view of the significant impact that nasal obstruction has on sleep quality, the efficacy of intranasal corticosteroids in promoting the relief of nasal congest[r] ... See full document

... Mucormycosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection, following aspergillosis and candidiasis, and accounts for 8.3-13.0% of all fungal infections found in [r] ... See full document

... Pulmonary complications are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, who lack of the basic mechanisms of cellular defense.. Regardless of the caus[r] ... See full document

... 3. Davison AG, Haslam PL, Corrin B, Coutts II, Dewar A, Riding WD, et al. Interstitial lung disease and asthma in hard-metal workers: bronchoalveolar lavage, ultrastructural, and analytical findings and results of ... See full document

... Methods: A retrospective study involving 28 patients admitted to the ICU of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora University Hospital in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, diagnosed with acute sev[r] ... See full document

... Results: Reports of fever, cough, asthenia and weight loss for at least two weeks were significantly higher in the TB group (p < 0.0001). In the TB and TB/HIV groups, respectively[r] ... See full document

... 1. Simeão FC, Chimara E, Oliveira RS, Yamauchi JU, Latrilha FO, Telles MA. Cord factor detection and macroscopic evaluation of mycobacterial colonies: an efficient combined screening test for the presumptive ... See full document

... Os Editores das principais revistas médicas do país, dire- tores da ABEC (Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos) e os coordenadores das áreas de Medicina II e M[r] ... See full document