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Isolation of and risk factors for airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
Figueiredo,Mara Rúbia; Lomonaco,Isabella; Araújo,Amanda Souza; Lundgren,Fernando; Pereira,Eanes Delgado BarrosABSTRACT Objective: To identify microorganisms in sputum samples of patients with stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and to determine risk factors related to the isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in those patients. Methods: Consecutive patients were recruited from a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. The patients were submitted to spirometry, six-minute walk test...
Assessment of fatigue using the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale in patients ...
Nogueira,Ingrid Correia; Araújo,Amanda Souza; Morano,Maria Tereza; Cavalcante,Antonio George; Bruin,Pedro Felipe de; Paddison,Johana SusanABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the properties of the Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale (ICFS) in patients with lung cancer (LC), assessing the intensity of fatigue and associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving LC patients, treated at a teaching hospital in Brazil, who completed the ICFS. Patients with chronic heart disease (CHD) and healthy controls, matched for age and gender, a...