Clinical and economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia amongst adults in the Asia-Pacific region

JH Song, V Thamlikitkul, PR Hsueh - International journal of antimicrobial …, 2011 - Elsevier
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity
amongst adults in the Asia-Pacific region. Literature published between 1990 and May 2010 …

Cytokines and their relationship with the severity and prognosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a retrospective cohort study

QQ Liu, A Cheng, Y Wang, H Li, L Hu, X Zhao… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To delineate the characteristics and clinical significance of plasma inflammatory
cytokines altered in COVID-19. Design Retrospective, single-centre cohort study. Setting …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia in Taiwan

CC Chou, CF Shen, SJ Chen, HM Chen… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pneumonia is a leading cause of death worldwide, ranking third both globally and in
Taiwan. This guideline was prepared by the 2017 Guidelines Recommendations for …

Cytokine profile and induction of T helper type 17 and regulatory T cells by human peripheral mononuclear cells after microbial exposure

ON Donkor, M Ravikumar, O Proudfoot… - Clinical & …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The immunomodulatory effects of probiotics were assessed following exposure of normal
peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), cord blood cells and the spleen-derived …

[HTML][HTML] High levels of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor and interleukin 10 are associated with a rapidly fatal outcome in patients with severe sepsis

TY Chuang, HT Chang, KP Chung, HS Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to delineate the association between high macrophage
migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) levels in the early phase of sepsis …

Systemic and bronchoalveolar cytokines as predictors of in-hospital mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia

YL Lee, W Chen, LY Chen, CH Chen, YC Lin… - Journal of critical …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine whether cytokine expression
(interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α), C-reactive protein …

Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia …

K Zobel, P Martus, MW Pletz, S Ewig, M Prediger… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background The aim of our study was to investigate the predictive value of the biomarkers
interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) …

Etiology and outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults

A Khawaja, ABS Zubairi, FK Durrani, A Zafar - BMC infectious diseases, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is a commonly encountered
disease, one third of which is Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (SCAP) that can be …

Systemic expression of cytokine production in patients with severe pneumococcal pneumonia: Effects of treatment with a β-lactam versus a fluoroquinolone

E Calbo, M Alsina… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial alveolar invasion is followed by an inflammatory response. A systemic extension of
the compartmentalized immune response has been described in patients with severe …

Attenuation of lipopolysaccharide‐induced acute lung injury by treatment with IL‐10

CL WU, LY LIN, JS YANG, MC CHAN… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the changes in
neutrophils and cytokines in BAL fluid following acute lung injury (ALI), and to determine the …