Discussion A lung abscess is likely to interfere with the patients׳ daily activities and the
treatment of the primary disease. Therefore, prevention and/or early treatment are essential. In …

Histoplasmosis is a common endemic mycosis that is usually asymptomatic but occasionally
results in severe illness. Histoplasmosis and its causative agent, Histoplasma capsulatum, …

A 55-year-old woman presented with wheezing and difficulty breathing. Chest computed
tomography demonstrated a tumor in the left main bronchus. Flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy …

We report a case of a 72-year-old woman who died of primary lung clear cell adenocarcinoma.
She was an active smoker, but with no other significant previous medical abnormalities. …

Background Inclusion of additional cytokine response may improve the diagnostic accuracy
of Interferon-gamma releasing assay (IGRA) in highly tuberculosis (TB) endemic area. …

Aim: To compare hospital mortality in patients with aspiration-associated pneumonia treated
with ceftriaxone (CTRX) and in those treated with ampicillin/sulbactam (ABPC/SBT). …

Background The increasing burden of pneumonia in adults is an emerging health issue in
the era of global population aging. This study was conducted to elucidate the burden of …

Background Long-term hospital stay is associated with functional decline in patients with
pneumonia especially in the elderly. Among elderly patients with pneumonia, aspiration …

As a cask material, ductile cast iron has the potential to fail in a brittle manner under certain
temperature and load conditions. The design criterion of ductile cast iron casks against brittle …

Background Various viruses are known to be associated with pneumonia. However, the
impact of viral infections on adult pneumonia mortality remains unclear. This study aimed to …