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    Neutralizing GM-CSF autoantibodies in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, cryptococcal meningitis and severe nocardiosis

    Anti GM-CSF autoantibodies (aAb) have been related to acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and described in cases of severe infections such as cryptococcosis and nocardiosis in previously healthy subj...

    Hélène Salvator, Aristine Cheng, Lindsey B. Rosen in Respiratory Research (2022)

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    Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection in a patient with adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome: case report

    Patients with adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome due to anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies (AIGAs) are susceptible to disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections. M. chimaera, a newly identified MA...

    Yi-Fu Lin, Tai-Fen Lee, Un-In Wu, Chun-Fu Huang, Aristine Cheng in BMC Infectious Diseases (2022)

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    Real-World Experience with Coformulated Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for HIV-Positive Patients with HCV Genotype 2 Infection: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study

    While coformulated ledipasvir (90 mg)/sofosbuvir (400 mg) (LDV/SOF) is approved for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 (GT2) infection in Taiwan, Japan, and New Zealand, data regarding its use...

    Bo-Huang Liou, Hsin-Yun Sun, Chia-Jui Yang in Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2021)

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    Chronic disseminated candidiasis manifesting as hepatosplenic abscesses among patients with hematological malignancies

    The outcomes of deep-seated abscesses attributed to chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) in patients with hematological malignancies have rarely been reported in recent years.

    Chien-Yuan Chen, Aristine Cheng, Feng-Ming Tien, Po-Chu Lee in BMC Infectious Diseases (2019)

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    Long-term virological and serologic responses of chronic hepatitis B virus infection to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing regimens in patients with HIV and hepatitis B coinfection

    Data regarding the durability of HBV viral suppression with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) containing tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) combined with lamivudine (3TC) or emtricitabine (FTC) in HIV...

    Yu-Shan Huang, Hsin-Yun Sun, Sui-Yuan Chang, Yu-Chung Chuang in Hepatology International (2019)

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    Hepatitis B reactivation among 1962 patients with hematological malignancy in Taiwan

    The risk of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in patients with different hematological malignancy except lymphoma were rarely known before.

    Chien-Yuan Chen, Feng-Ming Tien, Aristine Cheng, Shang-Yi Huang in BMC Gastroenterology (2018)

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    Safety and efficacy of high-dose daptomycin as salvage therapy for severe gram-positive bacterial sepsis in hospitalized adult patients

    Increasing the dosage of daptomycin may be advantageous in severe infection by enhancing bactericidal activity and pharmacodynamics. However, clinical data on using daptomycin at doses above 6 mg/kg in Asian p...

    Chung-Chih Lai, Wang-Huei Sheng, Jann-Tay Wang, Aristine Cheng in BMC Infectious Diseases (2013)

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    Intracranial hemorrhage in adult patients with hematological malignancies

    Clinical characteristics and outcomes of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) among adult patients with various hematological malignancies are limited.

    Chien-Yuan Chen, Chan-Hwei Tai, Aristine Cheng, Hung-Chang Wu, Woei Tsay in BMC Medicine (2012)

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    Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in adult patients with hematological malignancies

    Diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) among adult patients with hematological malignancies have rarely been investigated.

    Chien-Yuan Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng, Aristine Cheng, Woei Tsay in BMC Infectious Diseases (2011)

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    Invasive fungal sinusitis in patients with hematological malignancy: 15 years experience in a single university hospital in Taiwan

    Risk factors and outcomes in hematological patients who acquire invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS) are infrequently reported in the modern medical era.

    Chien-Yuan Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng, Aristine Cheng, Yee-Chun Chen in BMC Infectious Diseases (2011)