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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Nippon Life Hospital, Osaka, JPN.
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease characterized by the accumulation of surfactants in the alveoli. It has been suggested that immunosuppressants contribute to the development and exacerbation of PAP. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old man who developed secondary PAP after intensive immunosuppressive treatment for acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia (IP).
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December 2024
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Background: Vancomycin, an antibiotic with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is frequently included in empiric treatment for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) despite the fact that MRSA is rarely implicated in CAP. Conducting polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on nasal swabs to identify the presence of MRSA colonization has been proposed as an antimicrobial stewardship intervention to reduce the use of vancomycin. Observational studies have shown reductions in vancomycin use after implementation of MRSA colonization testing, and this approach has been adopted by CAP guidelines.
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December 2024
Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Over the past two decades, new agents for multiple myeloma (MM) have significantly improved patient outcomes, particularly for those with standard-risk disease, who now have a median overall survival of over a decade. However, this benefit is less pronounced in high-risk and ultra-high-risk MM, where median survival ranges from 3 to 5 years. The definition of HRMM continues to evolve and is driven by the genomic features, disease burden, and medical comorbidities.
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December 2024
Providence Saint John's Cancer Institute (formerly the John Wayne), Santa Monica, California, USA.
Infect Agent Cancer
November 2024
Department of Radiation Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated oropharyngeal cancer has increased to epidemic-like proportions in the United States and other industrialized nations. While significant progress has been made in the understanding of this disease with respect to its underlying biology and clinical behavior, numerous questions persist regarding treatment. It is now firmly established that patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer have a significantly improved prognosis as a result of their exquisite radiosensitivity compared to their HPV-negative counterparts and thus can be targeted with de-escalated approaches using reduced doses of radiation and/or chemotherapy.
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