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OBJECTIVE
To determine the pattern of tobacco use among non-pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending the chest clinic of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
METHODS
One hundred and four non-pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending the chest
Evarts Ambrose Graham (1883-1957) was one of the most prominent American surgeons of the 20th century. Some believe that he belonged, together with William Halsted and Harvey Cushing, to the three most respected American surgeons. Graham was mainly dedicated to thoraco-surgery. He proposed a new
BACKGROUND
Legionella pneumophila (
L. pneumophila) is a gram-negative intracellular bacillus composed of sixteen different serogroups. It is mostly known to cause pneumonia in individuals with known risk factors as immunocompromised status, tobacco use, chronic
BACKGROUND
Adult invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) occurs mainly in the elderly and patients with co-morbidities. Little is known about the clinical characteristics, serotypes and genotypes causing IPD in healthy adults.
METHODS
We studied 745 culture-proven cases of IPD in adult patients aged
Turkey with a population of 78 million is located between Asia and Europe geographically and culturally. There are 577 active pure thoracic surgeon and 37 thoracic surgery teaching units. Thoracic surgeons usually deal with lung cancer patients due to relatively higher rate of tobacco usage as well
The Patient Pneumonia Outcomes Research Team (PORT) has developed a scoring system that allows the severity of illness to be quantitatively measured. Using an algorithm, the patient can be classified as to risk. The total number of points assigned to the patient increases risk of poor outcome.
BACKGROUND
There is an ongoing debate whether induction therapy increases post-operative mortality and morbidity, especially when performing pneumonectomy. We therefore reviewed a consecutive series of patients having undergone pneumonectomy in a single center.
METHODS
The charts of 298 patients
Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lower respiratory tract. Lower respiratory tract infection is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Pneumonia is most common at the extremes of life. Predisposing factors in children include an under-developed immune system together with other factors, such