Background Pulmonary cachexia is common in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), culminating in exercise intolerance and a poor prognosis. Ghrelin is a novel …

The distribution of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) in residences was
examined. MAC was only recovered from bathrooms but not from other sites of residences. …

Rationale: The diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium–complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD)
and/or its discrimination from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is sometimes complicated and …

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infectious
diarrhea in the developed world. Retrospective studies have shown a lower incidence of C. …

We report the development of a serodiagnostic method for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
disease with an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with the MAC-specific glycopeptidolipid (…

It is difficult to distinguish pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
from that due to other mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium …

We studied the relationship between physiologic parameters in cardiopulmonary exercise
testing (CPET) and prognosis in terms of survival time in patients with chronic obstructive …

Background Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease caused by aspiration or inhalation
of oily substances. Case presentation A 66-year-old male with dry cough (Case 1) and a …

Medical treatment of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease does not
always provide curative effects and is frequently hampered by recurrence. This suggests the …

The incidence and prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are steadily
increasing worldwide, partially due to the increased incidence of immunocompromised …