Pneumonia "linked" to pollution

Staph-caused pneumonia more common in U.S.

Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YJM789

sumsung submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.pnas.org)

We sequenced the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YJM789, which was derived from a yeast isolated from the lung of an AIDS patient with pneumonia.

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The Discovery and Characterization of Mimivirus, the Largest Known Virus and Putative Pneumonia Agent

athena submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.journals.uchicago.edu)

"During recent years, the usefulness of amoebal co-cultures as an alternative means of isolating and cultivating fastidious microorganisms has been increasingly recognized. While characterizing a collection of bacteria that had been isolated using this approach, we encountered an organism that, on preliminary analysis, appeared to be a gram-positive coccus. However, additional examination revealed that it was not a bacterium but rather, surprisingly, a virus. The dimensions of the virus particle (diameter, 0.8 μm) and its genome size (1

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Pulmonary dysfunction and impaired granulocyte homeostasis result in poor survival of Jam-C-deficient mice

Luneetty submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www3.interscience.wiley.com)

Jam-C-/- mice exhibit growth retardation and multilobular pneumonia concomitant with poor survival of the mice under conventional housing conditions. The deficient mice present a mega-oesophagus and have altered airway responsiveness. In addition, the number of circulating granulocytes is increased in Jam-C-/- mice as compared to control animals. These phenotypes probably reflect the different functions of JAM-C expressed by endothelial and mesenchymal cells

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Does This Patient Have Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?

alpha submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (jama.ama-assn.org)

"Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious nosocomial infection. Accurate, timely diagnosis enables affected patients to receive appropriate therapy and avoids mistreatment of patients having other conditions. "

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Vaccine Significantly Reduces Childhood Pneumonia Cases

angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.medicalnewstoday.com)

The vaccine was intended for protection from meningitis and bacteremia. However, it also protects from other common infections, such as pneumonia and ear infections. The research team studied hospital admissions for pneumonia nationwide during two periods - 1997 to 1999 - and - 2001 to 2004. They found than pneumonia hospital admissions in 2004 dropped by 41,000. As well as protecting those who were vaccinated, others were protected, say the researchers, because they were less exposed to pneumonia .

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Report: Care on 3 Conditions Improving

julie submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (hosted.ap.org)

"U.S. hospitals have improved the care they offer for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia, according to a report released Tuesday by a hospital accrediting group.
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