Pneumonia incidence was high in the first year of life, despite a strong immunisation programme including 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Incidence was associated with pneumonia risk factors ...

Distinct patterns on chest computed tomography (CT) scans among patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are linked to varied ...

Introduction HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are large, dsDNA viruses of the Herpesviridae family. They induce disorders with a wide range of clinical manifestations, including mucocutaneous ...

CT Viewpoints The scale of CT’s housing crisis A recent analysis for the state found a total housing shortage of as many as 379,000 homes.

Objectives Data on the clinical outcome of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) affected by severe viral pneumonia are limited. We analysed morbidity and mortality of viral pneumonia and ...

Bronchitis and pneumonia are two illnesses that people often confuse because they have many overlapping symptoms. Learn more about the differences here and when to see a doctor.

Among the 177 patients included, VZV reactivation in CSF was found in 23.2%. VZV reactivation was more common in strokes involving intracranial arteries compared with those that did not (28% versus 3% ...

Epidemiological data suggest that the risk of ischemic stroke increases after varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) reactivation. The frequency of VZV reactivation in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unknown.

Department of Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China Objective: This study aimed to investigate the ...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a substantial burden on our health system. In 2005, CAP led to 1667 hospitalizations per 100,000 persons. [12] ...

Loren Ruch, head of content for HGTV and host of ‘HGTV House Party,’ has died at the age of 55. According to TMZ, Ruch’s death comes following a battle with pneumonia. Ruch joined the ...

Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease that is typically diagnosed through physical examinations and diagnostic imaging techniques such as chest X-rays, ultrasounds or lung ...