PLATELETS ARE CRITICAL FOR SURVIVAL AND TISSUE INTEGRITY DURING MURINE PULMONARY ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS INFECTION.

Platelets are critical for survival and tissue integrity during murine pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus infection.

Beyond their canonical roles in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets function in the innate immune response by interacting directly with pathogens and by regulating the recruitment and activation of immune effector cells.Thrombocytopenia often coincides with neutropenia in patients with hematologic malignancies and in allogeneic hematopoietic cell

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Nebulized Colistin And Continuous Cyclic Azithromycin In Severe COPD Patients With Chronic Bronchial Infection Due To Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Concepción Montón,1,2 Elena Prina,1 Xavier Pomares,1,3 Ball - Bat - Slo Pitch Jose R Cugat,4 Antonio Casabella,5 Joan Carles Oliva,6 Miguel Gallego,1,3 Eduard Monsó1,3 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital De Sabadell, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí-UAB, Sabadell, Spain; 2Health Services Research on Chronic Dis

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A framework for operationalising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data sovereignty in Australia: Results of a systematic literature review of published studies

Summary: Background: Racial health disparities are only likely to be meaningfully improved by tailoring public health and clinical interventions to the specific needs of Indigenous people and their communities.Accurate tailoring relies on the availability of high-quality Indigenous-specific data.The potential benefits of increased availability of I

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