Contacts of adults with tuberculosis (TB) are at risk for infection. Tests based on interferon-γ (IFN-γ)
expression in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens may be more …

Background There is a need for simple tools such as the M.tuberculosis specific IFN-γ release
assays (IGRA) to improve diagnosis of M.tuberculosis-infection in children. The aim of the …

This study assessed the immunogenicity and safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in lung
cancer patients receiving anticancer treatment. We enrolled lung cancer patients receiving …

We present a 41‐year‐old man with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary
hypertension (PH) in the setting of a non‐autoimmune background whose clinical presentation …

A preliminary study was made on the feasibility of using papain as a catalyst in the synthesis
of aspartame precursor (Z-Asp-OH + Phe-OMe→Z-Asp-Phe-OMe). The synthetic reaction …

The effect of slope and flow on orientation of cultured muscle cells has been studied in vitro.
A flow chamber was designed to observe behavior of adhered cells on a tilted plane in a …

Background. Although digital clubbing is a common presentation in patients with interstitial
lung disease (ILD), little has been reported regarding its role in assessing patients with ILD. …

Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AE-ILD) causes severe respiratory failure so
that the patients would often require mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilation may …

An effect of the flow on migration and on deformation of cultured cells has been studied in
vitro. A flow chamber was designed to observe behavior of adhered cells on a plane in a …

We report the first case of disseminated nocardiosis due to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-resistant
Nocardia terpenica successfully treated with meropenem and clarithromycin. The …