scholarly journals Infectious and noninfectious sensibilization of patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
G B Fedoseev ◽  
V I Trofimov ◽  
V G Timchik ◽  
K V Negrutsa ◽  
V I Golubeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Staph Aureus ◽  
Neisseria Perflava

The study included 169 patients, particulary 33 healthy people, 69 patients with asthma, 24 patients with asthma combined with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 35 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 8 patients with community-acquired pneumonia. IgE was determined to mite allergens, house dust, combined pollen meadow grasses, trees and weeds. IgE and IgG were determined to allergens of Strept. pneumonia, Haemofil. influenzae, Neisseria perflava, Staph. aureus. Presence, multiplicity, severity and combination of sensibilization were detected by the presence of specific IgE to infectious and atopic allergens. We revealed sensibilization of all studied groups, including healthy people and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and community-acquired pneumonia without clinical signs of allergies. There is a statistically significant direct correlation between IgE and IgG reaction to Strept. рneumonia and Haemofil. influenzae of healthy people and patients. There is no correlation between the IgE and IgG reaction of healthy people and patients to Neisseria perflava and Staph. aureus.

scholarly journals THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF NEUTROPHILS IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN COMBINATION WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND COMMUNITY-ACOUIRED PNEUMONIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 43-58
Author(s):  
G B Fedoseev ◽  
V I Trofimov ◽  
K V Negrutsa ◽  
V G Tymchyk ◽  
V I Golubeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Bronchial Obstruction ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Oxygen Blast ◽  
Neisseria Perflava

217 people were examined including BA patients (n=78), patients with COPD (n=38), patients with combined asthma and COPD (n=39), and community-acquired pneumonia patients (n=17). The control group represented patients with essential hypertension and coronary heart disease (n=25) and 20 healthy persons. NE, AAT, phagocytic activity of neutrophils (FGC), oxygen blast, respiratory function and FeNO, serum IgE and IgG antibodies to Strept. pneumoniae, Neisseria perflava, Haemofil. influenzae and Staph. aigai were determined in all patients. The indicators of the functional state of neutrophils reflected the degree and severity of bronchopulmonary inflammation. Patients with bronchial asthma in combination with COPD had bacterial inflammation, manifested by bronchial obstruction with increasing level of AAT. These features were absent in patients with BA and COPD.

scholarly journals Influenza in Malaysian adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma: a multicenter, active surveillance study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Kek Pang ◽  
Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail ◽  
Yoke Fun Chan ◽  
Adelina Cheong ◽  
Yoong Min Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Active Surveillance ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Surveillance Study ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
High Dependency ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background Available data on influenza burden across Southeast Asia are largely limited to pediatric populations, with inconsistent findings. Methods We conducted a multicenter, hospital-based active surveillance study of adults in Malaysia with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and acute exacerbation of asthma (AEBA), who had influenza-like illness ≤10 days before hospitalization. We estimated the rate of laboratory-confirmed influenza and associated complications over 13 months (July 2018–August 2019) and described the distribution of causative influenza strains. We evaluated predictors of laboratory-confirmed influenza and severe clinical outcomes using multivariate analysis. Results Of 1106 included patients, 114 (10.3%) were influenza-positive; most were influenza A (85.1%), with A/H1N1pdm09 being the predominant circulating strain during the study following a shift from A/H3N2 from January–February 2019 onwards. In multivariate analyses, an absence of comorbidities (none versus any comorbidity [OR (95%CI), 0.565 (0.329–0.970)], p = 0.038) and of dyspnea (0.544 (0.341–0.868)], p = 0.011) were associated with increased risk of influenza positivity. Overall, 184/1106 (16.6%) patients were admitted to intensive care or high-dependency units (ICU/HDU) (13.2% were influenza positive) and 26/1106 (2.4%) died (2.6% were influenza positive). Males were more likely to have a severe outcome (ICU/HDU admission or death). Conclusions Influenza was a significant contributor to hospitalizations associated with CAP, AECOPD and AEBA. However, it was not associated with ICU/HDU admission in this population. Study registration, NMRR ID: NMRR-17-889-35,174.

scholarly journals POSSIBILITIES OF USING MINIINVASIVE CATHETER TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF LUNG BLEEDING

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Kateryna Ponomarova
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Bronchial Artery ◽  
Pulmonary Hemorrhage ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Bronchial Arteries ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Aim – improve the results of the treatment of patients with pulmonary bleeding through widespread use of endovascular surgery methods for hemostasis. Materials and methods. Method of endovascular embolization of bronchial arteries is widely used in our clinic SI «Zaycev V. T. Institute of General and Emergency surgery of NAMS of Ukraine» not only as independent surgery in patients with LB, but also as way of preparation of patients with lung bleeding for planned thorax surgery. The most of the often spread nosological forms complicated by bleeding in our research were polycystic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis disease, community-acquired pneumonia. Indications to the сatheter embolization procedure of bronchial arteries are the following: conservative treatment failure, hemoptysis in patients with bilateral inflammatory processes who was not prescribed surgical treatment for a range of reasons, absence of gross structural changes, lung resection, mainly in patients with oncologic lung injury, at massive and life-threatening profuse bleedings as a mean of temporary or constant hemostasis. Discussed treatment method is applied only in bleeding or within a 6 – 12 hour after its treatment. Successful result in embolization can be obtained in 79–99 %. Results. As a result of complete physical examination of patients with LB, it has been established that lung hemorrhage was the result of obstructive bronchitis in 14 patients (42 %), there was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 7 (21 %) patients and bronchiectasis was diagnosed in 6 (18 %) patients. In 2 (6 %) patients pulmonary hemorrhage was caused by community-acquired pneumonia. Central lung cancer was detected in 4 (12 %) patients. Conclusion. Therefore bronchial artery angiography gives high efficiency in solving the problem of hemostasis in oncological and nonspecific lung diseases, for determination of localization and source of bleeding. Endovascular occlusion of bronchial arteries in pulmonary hemorrhage permits: – to elaborate diagnosis because of the presence of specific angiographic signs of malignant tumour; – to perform effective endovascular hemostasis; – to gain time for stabilization the patient with the aim of planned surgical treatment.

scholarly journals Levofloxacin: the role and significance in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 851-860
Author(s):  
Aleksandr I. Sinopal’nikov
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Nosocomial Pneumonia ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Atypical Pathogens ◽  
Tract Infections

The advent of the first «respiratory» fluoroquinolone in the late 1990s gave rise to a dramatic growth in popularity ofantibiotics of this class. Levofloxacin like other fluoroquinolones is highly active with respect to Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and atypical pathogens including penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia, nosocomial pneumonia, and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Levofloxacin is safe and characterized by high bioavailability and high concentration at the site of inflammation. Therapy with its high doses (750 and 1000 mg/day) during 5 days improves the outcome of the treatment due to improved compliance and minimal risk of development of drug resistance. nosocomial pneumonia, exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scholarly journals Pneumonic versus Nonpneumonic Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (06) ◽  
pp. 817-829
Author(s):  
Ernesto Crisafulli ◽  
Alessandra Manco ◽  
Miquel Ferrer ◽  
Arturo Huerta ◽  
Claudio Micheletto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Systemic Inflammatory Response ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Impact

AbstractPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often suffer acute exacerbations (AECOPD) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), named nonpneumonic and pneumonic exacerbations of COPD, respectively. Abnormal host defense mechanisms may play a role in the specificity of the systemic inflammatory response. Given the association of this aspect to some biomarkers at admission (e.g., C-reactive protein), it can be used to help to discriminate AECOPD and CAP, especially in cases with doubtful infiltrates and advanced lung impairment. Fever, sputum purulence, chills, and pleuritic pain are typical clinical features of CAP in a patient with COPD, whereas isolated dyspnea at admission has been reported to predict AECOPD. Although CAP may have a worse outcome in terms of mortality (in hospital and short term), length of hospitalization, and early readmission rates, this has only been confirmed in a few prospective studies. There is a lack of methodologically sound research confirming the impact of severe AECOPD and COPD + CAP. Here, we review studies reporting head-to-head comparisons between AECOPD and CAP + COPD in hospitalized patients. We focus on the epidemiology, risk factors, systemic inflammatory response, clinical and microbiological characteristics, outcomes, and treatment approaches. Finally, we briefly discuss some proposals on how we should orient research in the future.

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