Background: A study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the 23-valent
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) in immunocompetent patients with chronic …

COPD is characterized by airflow limitation that is usually progressive. The present study
investigated the cause of death and the effect of airflow limitation on all-cause mortality in …

Study objectives The aims of this study were to analyze mortality in patients with obstructive
sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) treated with positive airway pressure (PAP) and …

The development of parenteral solution dosage forms of interferon α 2 (rhIFN-α2) without
human albumin may significantly diminish the problem of forming highly immunogenic rhIFN-…

Rationale: It is unknown whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for
incident cardiovascular events in women. Objectives: We sought to investigate whether OSA …

Rationale: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice in patients
with symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). CPAP treatment improves quality of life (…

Background and Purpose— The influence of age on the relationship between obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) and the incidence of hard cardiovascular events remains controversial. We …

Purpose: In this article we studied the effect of the packaging material on the liquid stability
of interferon alpha 2b (rhIFN-α2b). Methods: The compatibility of this cytokine with type I …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been associated with a greater incidence
and mortality of cancer, although such findings are inconsistent. However, no large studies …

Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that appears in patients with hematologic
diseases who are immunosuppressed by chemotherapy. We report a case of pulmonary …