Publications by authors named "Phung Nguyen-Thi"
Pneumonia occurs commonly in bronchiectasis patients with exacerbation, though necrotizing pneumonia remains rare. This report presents two cases of bronchiectasis complicated by necrotizing pneumonia. The first case involves a 39-year-old female with bronchiectasis due to primary ciliary dyskinesia.
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- Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has advantages over conventional smears (CS) for diagnosing lung cancer, but its effectiveness with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid has been inconsistent.
- A study involving 92 patients compared the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of LBC against CS, confirming final diagnoses via biopsy.
- Results showed LBC had higher sensitivity (25.7%) and better NPV (19.4%) than CS (sensitivity 15.4%, NPV 15.4%), but the differences weren't statistically significant; the study suggests more research is needed on how fluid volume used in LBC affects its accuracy.