Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Nov 2014
[Diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin in identifying the etiology of non-responding community-acquired pneumonia after initial antibiotic therapy].
This study was to investigate the diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin(PCT) in identifying the etiology of non-responding community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) after initial antibiotic therapy. ⋯ Antibiotic failure to cover the microbial pathogens, infectious complications and misdiagnosis are the most common causes of early treatment failure in patients with CAP. Serum PCT level fails to predict non-responsiveness, but is suggestive of bacterial infections in hospitalized CAP patients with early treatment failure.
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Nov 2014
[Clinical investigation of detecting the bronchi responsible for pulmonary air leakage by injecting methylene blue saline in 27 cases with intractable pneumothorax and bronchial fistula].
To establish a new method for detecting the bronchus responsible for pulmonary air leakage by injecting methylene blue saline and to evaluate its efficacy and safety in cases with intractable pneumothorax and bronchial fistula. ⋯ The bronchi responsible for pulmonary air leakage in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and bronchial fistula could be determined by injecting methylene blue saline into the airways. This novel method does not require special instruments, and is easy to perform with a high safety and effectiveness.
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Oct 2014
[Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in pulmonary sarcoidosis].
The aim of this study was to observe the diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in sarcoidosis. ⋯ EBUS-TBNA was a safe and effective method in diagnosing pulmonary sarcoidosis. For patients with suspected sarcoidosis EBUS-TBNA should be performed in the largest lymph nodes with at least 4 punctures.
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Sep 2014
[Surgical lung biopsy for the management of diffuse interstitial lung disease].
To evaluate the role of surgical lung biopsy (SLB) in the management of diffuse interstitial lung disease (DILD) with no specific diagnosis. ⋯ Most of the DILD patients who were arranged with SLB were young and middle-aged cases. The left lingular lobe, right meddle lobe and both inferior lobes were the preferred biopsy sites. The results of biopsy surgery could provides a diagnosis for most of the DILD patients and could modulate the treatment for more than half of them. Fever and delayed wound healing were the major complications. The SLB related mortality was low. SLB was suggested to the undiagnosed DILD patients.
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Sep 2014
[The expressions and meanings of BMP-7 and TGF-β in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia].
To investigate the expressions of cytokines in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and in idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (INSIP); To discuss expressions and meanings of bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP-7) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) in IPF and IPF. ⋯ Cellular cytokines presented different expression profiles in IPF and INSIP patients. Differently with highly activated TGF-β, BMP-7 was inhibited in IIP patients, which would remind the degree of fibrosis and prognosis of IIP. BMP-7 would be expected to be a novel target for IIP pathogenesis and prognostic research.