Quality of life in disease-free survived patients with early-stage extranodal nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma after definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a cross-sectional study of 310 cases.

Purpose: Radiotherapy is a critical treatment for early-stage extranodal nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) and has yielded favorable survival outcomes. However, their postradiotherapy quality of life (QOL) has not been investigated. Here, we conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the QOL of ENKTL patients with disease-free survival after definitive radiotherapy and to identify factors associated with QOL and treatment optimization.

Poor accuracy of single serological IgM tests in children with suspected acute infection in Guangzhou, China.

Early and accurate diagnosis of () infection of children with pneumonia is at the core of treatment in clinical practice. Serological immunoglobulin M (IgM) tests for infection of children in south China have been rarely described. To assess the diagnostic performance and clinical application of serodiagnosis of infection in paediatric pneumonia patients.

A COVID-19 patient with multiple negative results for PCR assays outside Wuhan, China: a case report.

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a public health emergency of major international concern. Real-time RT-PCR assays are recommended for diagnosis of COVID-19. Here we report a rare case of COVID-19 with multiple negative results for PCR assays outside Wuhan, China.

Association of continuous positive airway pressure with F2-isoprostanes in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased F2-isoprostanes, a reliable standard biomarker of oxidative stress. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective for all degrees of OSA. However, it remains unknown whether treatment with CPAP will decrease F2-isoprostanes.

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A meta-analysis.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), an early marker of atherosclerosis. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for OSA. A meta-analysis was performed to determine whether CPAP therapy could decrease carotid IMT.

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Adiponectin in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been suggested to be associated with low levels of adiponectin. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard treatment for OSA; however, previous studies assessing the effect of CPAP on adiponectin in patients with OSA yielded conflicting results. The present meta-analysis was performed to determine whether CPAP therapy could increase adiponectin levels.