Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · May 2009
Inhaled colistin as monotherapy for multidrug-resistant gram (-) nosocomial pneumonia: a case series.
Reports of patients with polymyxin-only susceptible gram-negative nosocomial pneumonia treated with inhaled, but without concurrent intravenous, colistin are rare. ⋯ The experience from this case series and other relevant recent reports suggest that treatment of pneumonia due to polymyxin-only susceptible gram-negative bacilli with inhaled colistin (without concurrent systemic administration) deserves further careful investigation.
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Respiratory medicine · May 2009
Biomass smoke induced bronchial anthracofibrosis: presenting features and clinical course.
The presenting features and clinical course of biomass smoke induced bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF) are not well known. ⋯ These findings suggest that biomass smoke induced BAF usually appears clinically as a form of obstructive airways disease. Since various pulmonary diseases, including tuberculosis, pneumonia, and malignancy, can be associated with BAF, thorough clinical evaluation and close follow-up of these patients are required.