In December, 2019, reports emerged from Wuhan, China, of a severe acute respiratory
disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). By the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease characterised by
worsening respiratory symptoms and physiological impairment. Increasing awareness of the …

At the end of 2019, a highly contagious infection began its ominous conquest of the world. It
was soon discovered that the disease was caused by a novel coronavirus designated as …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia, is a progressive, irreversible, and typically lethal disease characterized by an …

The healthy lung was long thought of as sterile, but recent advances using molecular
sequencing approaches have detected bacteria at low levels. Healthy lung bacteria largely …

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically
significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung
disease with a poor prognosis. Although many factors have been identified that possibly …

Summary COVID-19-induced" acute respiratory distress syndrome"(ARDS) is associated
with prolonged respiratory failure and high mortality, but the mechanistic basis of lung injury …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrosing interstitial lung disease associated with
aging that is characterized by the histopathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease of unknown
cause that leads to respiratory failure and death within 5 years of diagnosis. Overt …