Background Clonal spread of A.baumannii is a serious problem globally.In many countries, carbapenems, such as imipenem, remain the first choice against A.baumannii strains.Finding a new way to enhance
Objective To explore the possible relationship between smoking and hypertension within the obstructive sleep apnea patients.Methods Subjects aged over 18 years were recruited from May 2009 to July 201
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a major public health problem.It is usually asymptomatic in the early stage.Novel biomarkers are needed to warn the development of COPD.We hyp
Plasma membranes Ca2+-ATPases (PMCA) play an important role in regulating intracellular Ca2+homeostasis by extruding excessive Ca2+to extracellular spaces.PMCA have four isoforms (PMCA1-4) and are wid
PURPOSE To assess the effect of a breath-hold after forced expiration on the rate of pneumothorax after computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic needle biopsy of pulmonary lesions.
Purpose In Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, a previous study has shown ratio of maximum standardized uptake value to primary tumor size is a more important indicator of prognosis than S
Background The only human cathelicidin LL-37 and the innate defense regulator peptide (IDR-1) which are proved to have antimicrobial activities represent essential elements of innate immunity.
Objective To test the efficiency of the 16S rDNA sequencing approach for the pathogen tracing in bronchitis patients and research the complexity of the flora associated with bronchiectasis.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a frequent medical condition consisting of repetitive sleep-related episodes of upper air ways obstruction and can lead to hypertension.Ang Ⅱ type 1 receptor (AT1R) has play