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Patient Prefer Adherence
January 2025
Respiratory Research@Alfred, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Purpose: Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are an effective treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma or asthma exacerbations, but frequent bursts or long-term use carry serious and sometimes irreversible adverse effects, or complications such as adrenal insufficiency upon discontinuation. Our aim was to survey people with asthma on their experiences of, and attitudes towards, using OCS.
Patients And Methods: This study was a national descriptive cross-sectional survey of people with asthma in Australia.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob
February 2025
Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder with potentially life-threatening consequences, traditionally diagnosed by conventional laboratory methods that can be resource intensive and inconvenient. Incorporating dried blood spot (DBS) tests may be a promising alternative for diagnosing HAE and family screening.
Objective: This study aimed to validate DBS with conventional laboratory assays among confirmed C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) HAE patients and assess the utility of DBS in a Screening Programme Providing Outreach for Testing Hereditary Angioedema (SPPOT-HAE).
J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob
February 2025
Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Rochester Regional Health.
Background: Penicillin allergy is reported in 5% to 15% of the world population, with 3% to 10% of pregnant women reporting the same. However, more than 90% of these patients can tolerate penicillin after appropriate evaluation. Penicillin is indicated for various issues that arise in pregnancy, and a history of allergy can have negative individual and public health consequences.
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January 2025
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B and Immunology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: Exposure to environmental factors ( air pollution and second-hand tobacco smoke) have been associated with impaired lung function. However, the impact of environmental factors on lung health is usually evaluated separately and not with an exposomic framework. In this regard, breath analysis could be a noninvasive tool for biomonitoring of global human environmental exposure.
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February 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Retrovirology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Immunoglobulins (Igs) are produced by B lymphocytes and play a key role in humoral immunity. Igs are classified into five isotypes (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, and IgD). Their primary function is to recognize and bind to foreign antigens.
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