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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Issue 1/2019

Content (270 Articles)

Open Access Ultrasound Research article

Poor lung ultrasound score in shock patients admitted to the ICU is associated with worse outcome

Wanhong Yin, Tongjuan Zou, Yao Qin, Jing Yang, Yi Li, Xueying Zeng, Yan Kang

Open Access Research article

The association between dynamic lung volume and peak oxygen uptake in a healthy general population: the HUNT study

Øystein Rasch-Halvorsen, Erlend Hassel, Arnulf Langhammer, Ben M. Brumpton, Sigurd Steinshamn

Open Access Lung Cancer Research article

Real-time molecular optical micro-imaging of EGFR mutations using a fluorescent erlotinib based tracer

Maxime Patout, Florian Guisier, Xavier Brune, Pierre Bohn, Anthony Romieu, Nasrin Sarafan-Vasseur, Richard Sesboüé, Pierre-Yves Renard, Luc Thiberville, Mathieu Salaün

Open Access Tuberculosis Study protocol

TB sequel: incidence, pathogenesis and risk factors of long-term medical and social sequelae of pulmonary TB – a study protocol

Andrea Rachow, Olena Ivanova, Robert Wallis, Salome Charalambous, Ilesh Jani, Nilesh Bhatt, Beate Kampmann, Jayne Sutherland, Nyanda E. Ntinginya, Denise Evans, Knut Lönnroth, Stefan Niemann, Ulrich E. Schaible, Christof Geldmacher, Ian Sanne, Michael Hoelscher, Gavin Churchyard

Open Access Pharmacokinetics Research article

A phase I, randomized, observer-blinded, single and multiple ascending-dose study to investigate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of BITS7201A, a bispecific antibody targeting IL-13 and IL-17, in healthy volunteers

Tracy L. Staton, Kun Peng, Ryan Owen, David F. Choy, Christopher R. Cabanski, Alice Fong, Flavia Brunstein, Kathila R. Alatsis, Hubert Chen

Open Access Pneumonia Case report

Progressive plasterer’s pneumoconiosis complicated by fibrotic interstitial pneumonia: a case report

Fumio Kurosaki, Tamiko Takemura, Masashi Bando, Tomonori Kuroki, Toshio Numao, Hiroshi Moriyama, Koichi Hagiwara

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research article

Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children with bronchiectasis: a cross-sectional study

Barbara Joschtel, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Sean Tweedy, Helen Petsky, Anne B. Chang, Stewart G. Trost

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

Predictive factors for relapse of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

Zenya Saito, Yugo Kaneko, Tsukasa Hasegawa, Masahiro Yoshida, Kyuto Odashima, Tsugumi Horikiri, Akira Kinoshita, Keisuke Saitoh, Kazuyoshi Kuwano

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Characterizing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients using US Medicare-advantage health plan claims data

Kathleen Mortimer, Nadine Hartmann, Christine Chan, Heather Norman, Laura Wallace, Cheryl Enger

Open Access NSCLC Case report

Safe and effective use of nivolumab for treating lung adenocarcinoma associated with sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a rare case report

Johan Pluvy, Solenn Brosseau, Sandrine Stelianides, Claire Danel, Marina Nguenang, Antoine Khalil, Bruno Crestani, Gérard Zalcman, Valérie Gounant

Open Access NSCLC Research article

Are there differences among operators in false-negative rates of endosonography with needle aspiration for mediastinal nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer?

Sukyeon Kim, Beomsu Shin, Hyun Lee, Jick Hwan Ha, Kyungjong Lee, Sang-Won Um, Hojoong Kim, Byeong-Ho Jeong

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Case report

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis induced by pertussis: the first case report

Kuniaki Hirai, Tetsuya Homma, Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Munehiro Yamaguchi, Shintaro Suzuki, Akihiko Tanaka, Tsukasa Ohnishi, Hironori Sagara

Open Access Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Research article

Diagnostic yield and risk/benefit analysis of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: a large cohort of 699 patients

Claudia Ravaglia, Athol U. Wells, Sara Tomassetti, Carlo Gurioli, Christian Gurioli, Alessandra Dubini, Alberto Cavazza, Thomas V. Colby, Sara Piciucchi, Silvia Puglisi, Marcello Bosi, Venerino Poletti

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Bacteriologically confirmed extra pulmonary tuberculosis and treatment outcome of patients consulted and treated under program conditions in the littoral region of Cameroon

Teyim Pride Mbuh, Irene Ane-Anyangwe, Wandji Adeline, Benjamin D. Thumamo Pokam, Henry Dilonga Meriki, Wilfred Fon Mbacham

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research article

Development and validation of a simple-to-use clinical nomogram for predicting obstructive sleep apnea

Huajun Xu, Xiaolong Zhao, Yue Shi, Xinyi Li, Yingjun Qian, Jianyin Zou, Hongliang Yi, Hengye Huang, Jian Guan, Shankai Yin

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research article

An evaluation of methods for the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and patients assessed for lung transplantation

D. Stephenson, A. Perry, M. R. Appleby, D. Lee, J. Davison, A. Johnston, A. L. Jones, A. Nelson, S. J. Bourke, M. F. Thomas, A. De Soyza, J. L. Lordan, J. Lumb, A. E. Robb, J. R. Samuel, K. E. Walton, J. D. Perry

Open Access Pneumonia Research article

A single-institution study of concordance of pathological diagnoses for interstitial lung diseases between pre-transplantation surgical lung biopsies and lung explants

Tanmay S. Panchabhai, Andrea Valeria Arrossi, Kristin B. Highland, Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, Daniel A. Culver, Marie M. Budev, Carol F. Farver

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Study protocol

CyFiT telehealth: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an online outpatient physiotherapy service for children with cystic fibrosis

Ray Lei Lang, Christine Wilson, Kellie Stockton, Trevor Russell, Leanne Marie Johnston

Open Access Budesonide Study protocol

A prospective study of salvational intervention with ICS/LABA for reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation under severe air pollution (SIRCAP) in Beijing: protocol of a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Tianyu Zhou, Yijue Zhong, Jiping Liao, Guangfa Wang, Xueying Li, Xiaosen Qian, Pingchao Xiang, Xinsheng Chen, Zhenyang Xu, Fengzhen Zhang, Xiaoguang Wang, Senlin Wang, Xiangxin Li, Chunxiao Yu, Yongxiang Zhang, Guoguang Xia, Li Dai

Open Access Dyspnea Research article

Associations of AMP and adenosine induced dyspnea sensation to large and small airways dysfunction in asthma

Claire A. Cox, Ilse M. Boudewijn, Sebastiaan J. Vroegop, Siebrig Schokker, Anne J. Lexmond, Henderik W. Frijlink, Paul Hagedoorn, Judith M. Vonk, Martijn P. Farenhorst, Nick H. T. ten Hacken, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, Maarten van den Berge

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Airway smooth muscle as an underutilised biomarker: a case report

Joy Sha, Steuart Rorke, David Langton

Open Access Influenza Virus Case report

A severe case of Streptococcal pyogenes empyema following influenza A infection

Nobuhiro Asai, Hiroyuki Suematsu, Daisuke Sakanashi, Hideo Kato, Mao Hagihara, Hiroki Watanabe, Arufumi Shiota, Yusuke Koizumi, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo

Open Access Pleural Effusion Case report

IgG4-related disease can present as recurrent spontaneous hemothorax: a case report

Junping Fan, Ruie Feng, Xiaomeng Hou, Ji Li, Xuefeng Sun, Jinglan Wang, Juhong Shi, Mengzhao Wang, Yan Xu

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

Oxygen desaturation during the 6-min walk test as a risk for osteoporosis in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Hung-Yu Huang, Te-Fang Sheng, Chang-Wei Lin, Ting-Wen Wang, Chun-Yu Lo, Fu-Tsai Chung, Lan-Yan Yang, Yu-Bin Pan, Chun-Hua Wang

Open Access Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification Research article

CD147 increases mucus secretion induced by cigarette smoke in COPD

Qiao Yu, Danhui Yang, Xi Chen, Qiong Chen

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

TRAIL signals through the ubiquitin ligase MID1 to promote pulmonary fibrosis

Adam M. Collison, Junyao Li, Ana Pereira de Siqueira, Xuejiao Lv, Hamish D. Toop, Jonathan C. Morris, Malcolm R. Starkey, Philip M. Hansbro, Jie Zhang, Joerg Mattes

Open Access Allergic Rhinitis Research article

Health-related quality of life varies in different respiratory disorders: a multi-case control population based study

Veronica Cappa, Alessandro Marcon, Gianfranco Di Gennaro, Liliya Chamitava, Lucia Cazzoletti, Cristina Bombieri, Morena Nicolis, Luigi Perbellini, Silvia Sembeni, Roberto de Marco, Francesco Spelta, Marcello Ferrari, Maria Elisabetta Zanolin

Open Access Research article

Long-term follow-up of self-expandable metallic stents in benign tracheobronchial stenosis: a retrospective study

Xiao-feng Xiong, Li Xu, Li-li Fan, De-yun Cheng, Bi-xia Zheng

Open Access Angiography Case report

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm causing massive hemoptysis in hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome: a case report

Aaron Hakim, Isabel S. Bazan, Mamadou L. Sanogo, Edward P. Manning, Jeffrey S. Pollak, Geoffrey L. Chupp

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Bronchoscopy to assess patients with hemoptysis: which is the optimal timing?

Michele Mondoni, Paolo Carlucci, Giuseppe Cipolla, Alessandro Fois, Stefano Gasparini, Silvia Marani, Stefano Centanni, Giovanni Sotgiu

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

Prognostic values of the Berlin definition criteria, blood lactate level, and fibroproliferative changes on high-resolution computed tomography in ARDS patients

Tetsuro Kamo, Sadatomo Tasaka, Takeshi Suzuki, Takanori Asakura, Shoji Suzuki, Kazuma Yagi, Ho Namkoong, Makoto Ishii, Hiroshi Morisaki, Tomoko Betsuyaku

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Age distribution and seasonality in acute eosinophilic pneumonia: analysis using a national inpatient database

Koshi Ota, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Hiroki Matsui, Taisuke Jo, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga

Open Access Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Research article

NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

Oksana Sokhatska, Eva Padrão, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Marília Beltrão, Patrícia Caetano Mota, Natália Melo, Luís Delgado, António Morais

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru

Anthony L. Byrne, Ben J. Marais, Carole D. Mitnick, Frances L. Garden, Leonid Lecca, Carmen Contreras, Yaninna Yauri, Fanny Garcia, Guy B. Marks

Open Access Tuberculosis Case report

Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature

Abdulrahman Hakami, Evita Zwartkruis, Teodora Radonic, Johannes M. A. Daniels

Open Access Mannitol Research article

Aerosol drug delivery to the lungs during nasal high flow therapy: an in vitro study

Martin Wallin, Patricia Tang, Rachel Yoon Kyung Chang, Mingshi Yang, Warren H. Finlay, Hak-Kim Chan

Open Access Tracheostomy Research article

Impact of leaks and ventilation parameters on the efficacy of humidifiers during home ventilation for tracheostomized patients: a bench study

Noémie Haziot, Mohamed Ibrahim, Kaixian Zhu, Charles-Philippe Thevenin, Sebastien Hardy, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Postpneumonectomy-like syndrome due to bronchial carcinoid: a unique case report

Athanasios K. Konstantinidis, Vlasios V. Vitsas, Konstantinos Tatsis, Thomas Vadivoulis, Apostolos Kittas, Christos Chronis, Vanesa Bellou, Ioannis N. Vamvakaris, Rodoula Tringidou, Grigoris K. Stratakos

Open Access Care Research article

A spatial analysis of geographic variation and factors associated with hospitalization for bacterial pneumonia in Korea

Agnus M. Kim, Sungchan Kang, Jong Heon Park, Tae Ho Yoon, Yoon Kim

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

Prognostic significance of crazy paving ground grass opacities in non-HIV Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: an observational cohort study

Shogo Kumagai, Machiko Arita, Takashi Koyama, Takao Kumazawa, Daiki Inoue, Atsushi Nakagawa, Yusuke Kaji, Kenjiro Furuta, Motonari Fukui, Keisuke Tomii, Yoshio Taguchi, Hiromi Tomioka, Tadashi Ishida

Open Access Lymphoma Case report

The impact of early diagnosis on the prognosis of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma with massive lung involvement: a case report

Tomohiro Yabushita, Satoshi Yoshioka, Takeru Furumiya, Momoko Nakamura, Daisuke Yamashita, Yukihiro Imai, Takayuki Ishikawa

Open Access Cyanosis Case report

Hypoxia due to intrapulmonary vascular dilatation in a toddler with a congenital portacaval shunt: case report

Mohammed T. Alsamri, Mohamed A. Hamdan, Mohamed Sulaiman, Hassib Narchi, Abdul-Kader Souid

Open Access Hypoxemia Study protocol

REgistry-based randomized controlled trial of treatment and Duration and mortality in long-term OXygen therapy (REDOX) study protocol

Josefin Sundh, Anna Bornefalk-Hermansson, Zainab Ahmadi, Anders Blomberg, Christer Janson, David C. Currow, Christine F. McDonald, Nikki McCaffrey, Magnus Ekström

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the management of immunocompromised patients presenting with lung infiltrates

Randall Choo, Naser Salman Hamza Naser, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Devanand Anantham

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research article

The economic burden of bronchiectasis – known and unknown: a systematic review

Pieter C. Goeminne, Francisco Hernandez, Roland Diel, Anna Filonenko, Rowena Hughes, Fabian Juelich, George M. Solomon, Alex Upton, Kamonthip Wichmann, Weiwei Xu, James D. Chalmers

Open Access NSCLC Research article

Clinical significance of long non-coding RNA HOTTIP in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer

Alfons Navarro, Jorge Moises, Sandra Santasusagna, Ramon M. Marrades, Nuria Viñolas, Joan J. Castellano, Jordi Canals, Carmen Muñoz, José Ramírez, Laureano Molins, Mariano Monzo

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Transbronchial biopsy from the upper pulmonary lobes is associated with increased risk of pneumothorax – a retrospective study

Vladimir Herout, Michaela Heroutova, Zdenek Merta, Ivan Cundrle Jr, Kristian Brat

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Research article

Limited overlap in significant hits between genome-wide association studies on two airflow obstruction definitions in the same population

Diana A. van der Plaat, Judith M. Vonk, Lies Lahousse, Kim de Jong, Alen Faiz, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Najaf Amin, Cleo C. van Diemen, Guy G. Brusselle, Yohan Bossé, Corry-Anke Brandsma, Ke Hao, Peter D. Paré, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Dirkje S. Postma, H. Marike Boezen

Open Access Bronchoscopy Study protocol

Detection of early lung cancer among military personnel (DECAMP) consortium: study protocols

Ehab Billatos, Fenghai Duan, Elizabeth Moses, Helga Marques, Irene Mahon, Lindsey Dymond, Charles Apgar, Denise Aberle, George Washko, Avrum Spira

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Tuberculosis and other bacterial co-infection in Cambodia: a single center retrospective cross-sectional study

Engi F. Attia, Yaty Pho, Somary Nhem, Chandara Sok, Borady By, Dariven Phann, Huy Nob, Sovanndeth Thann, Sinath Yin, Rachael Noce, Chamrouensann Kim, Joanne Letchford, Thomas Fassier, Sarin Chan, T. Eoin West

Open Access Hypoxemia Case report

Combined-modality therapy for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a remote setting: a case report

Dacia S. K. Boyce, John W. Lee, Phalgoon Shah, Judy H. Freeman, Matthew C. Aboudara, David C. Hostler

Open Access Spirometry Research article

Reduced forced vital capacity is independently associated with ethnicity, metabolic factors and respiratory symptoms in a Caribbean population: a cross-sectional study

Sateesh Sakhamuri, Fallon Lutchmansingh, Donald Simeon, Liane Conyette, Peter Burney, Terence Seemungal

Open Access Care Research article

Determinants of frailty in primary care patients with COPD: the Greek UNLOCK study

Despo Ierodiakonou, Maria Kampouraki, Ioannis Poulonirakis, Polyvios Papadokostakis, Eleftheria Lintovoi, Dimitris Karanassos, Kyriakos Maltezis, Maria Chorti, Evangelos Petrovitsos, Sofia Dimopoulou, Sam Hamind, Ioannis Gialamas, Polyxeni Athanasiou, Vasiliki Bempi, Irene Lambraki, Ioanna Tsiligianni

Open Access Childhood Asthma Study protocol

Korean childhood asthma study (KAS): a prospective, observational cohort of Korean asthmatic children

Dong In Suh, Dae Jin Song, Hey-Sung Baek, Meeyong Shin, Young Yoo, Ji-Won Kwon, Gwang Cheon Jang, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Eun Lee, Hwan Soo Kim, Ju-Hee Seo, Sung-Il Woo, Hyung Young Kim, Youn Ho Shin, Ju Suk Lee, Jisun Yoon, Sungsu Jung, Minkyu Han, Eunjin Eom, Jinho Yu, Woo Kyung Kim, Dae Hyun Lim, Jin Tack Kim, Woo-Sung Chang, Jeom-Kyu Lee

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Case report: new development of fibrosing interstitial lung disease triggered by HIV-related pneumocystis pneumonia

Tetsuya Suzuki, Yukiko Shimoda, Katsuji Teruya, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka, Koji Watanabe

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research article

The patient experience of pulmonary hypertension: a large cross-sectional study of UK patients

Iain Armstrong, Catherine Billings, David G. Kiely, Janelle Yorke, Carl Harries, Shaun Clayton, Wendy Gin-Sing

Open Access Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification Research article

Risk of acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with biomass smoke compared with tobacco smoke

Jaeyoung Cho, Chang-Hoon Lee, Seung-sik Hwang, Ki Uk Kim, Sang Haak Lee, Hye Yun Park, Seoung Ju Park, Kyung Hoon Min, Yeon-Mok Oh, Kwang Ha Yoo, Ki-Suck Jung

Open Access NSCLC Correction

Correction to: Are there differences among operators in false-negative rates of endosonography with needle aspiration for mediastinal nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer?

Sukyeon Kim, Beomsu Shin, Hyun Lee, Jick Hwan Ha, Kyungjong Lee, Sang-Won Um, Hojoong Kim, Byeong-Ho Jeong

Open Access Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification Research article

Reduced transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 expression in alveolar macrophages causes COPD in mice through impaired phagocytic activity

Hiroaki Masubuchi, Manabu Ueno, Toshitaka Maeno, Koichi Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Hara, Hiroaki Sunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Masahiro Nagasawa, Itaru Kojima, Yuko Iwata, Shigeo Wakabayashi, Masahiko Kurabayashi

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Research article

Combination of clinical symptoms and blood biomarkers can improve discrimination between bacterial or viral community-acquired pneumonia in children

Mejbah U. Bhuiyan, Christopher C. Blyth, Rachel West, Jurissa Lang, Tasmina Rahman, Caitlyn Granland, Camilla de Gier, Meredith L. Borland, Ruth B. Thornton, Lea-Ann S. Kirkham, Andrew Martin, Peter C. Richmond, David W. Smith, Adam Jaffe, Thomas L. Snelling

Open Access NSCLC Research article

Protective effect of bevacizumab on chemotherapy-related acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

Shohei Hamada, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Tokunori Ikeda, Megumi Inaba, Kosuke Kashiwabara, Tomoki Sadamatsu, Nahoko Sato, Kimitaka Akaike, Hiroko Okabayashi, Koichi Saruwatari, Yusuke Tomita, Sho Saeki, Naomi Hirata, Takeshi Yoshinaga, Kazuhiko Fujii

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

The impact of emphysema on surgical outcomes of early-stage lung cancer: a retrospective study

Seijiro Sato, Masaya Nakamura, Yuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Goto, Terumoto Koike, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Masanori Tsuchida

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Comparison of bench test results measuring the accuracy of peak flow meters

Cristiano VanZeller, Andrew Williams, Ian Pollock

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Study protocol

Study protocol: exploring the efficacy of cyclophosphamide added to corticosteroids for treating acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center phase III trial (EXAFIP)

Jean-Marc Naccache, Melissa Montil, Jacques Cadranel, Marine Cachanado, Vincent Cottin, Bruno Crestani, Dominique Valeyre, Benoit Wallaert, Tabassome Simon, Hilario Nunes

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Case report

Use of ivacaftor in late diagnosed cystic fibrosis monozygotic twins heterozygous for F508del and R117H-7T – a case report

Matthias Welsner, Svenja Straßburg, Christian Taube, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research article

Supporting medication adherence for adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised feasibility study

Daniel Hind, Sarah J. Drabble, Madelynne A. Arden, Laura Mandefield, Simon Waterhouse, Chin Maguire, Hannah Cantrill, Louisa Robinson, Daniel Beever, Alexander J. Scott, Sam Keating, Marlene Hutchings, Judy Bradley, Julia Nightingale, Mark I. Allenby, Jane Dewar, Pauline Whelan, John Ainsworth, Stephen J. Walters, Alicia O’Cathain, Martin J. Wildman

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Negative impact of anorexia and weight loss during prior pirfenidone administration on subsequent nintedanib treatment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Satoshi Ikeda, Akimasa Sekine, Tomohisa Baba, Takuma Katano, Erina Tabata, Ryota Shintani, Shinko Sadoyama, Hideaki Yamakawa, Tsuneyuki Oda, Ryo Okuda, Hideya Kitamura, Tae Iwasawa, Tamiko Takemura, Takashi Ogura

Open Access Influenza Research article

Hospital-acquired influenza in an Australian tertiary Centre 2017: a surveillance based study

Nikita Parkash, Wendy Beckingham, Patiyan Andersson, Paul Kelly, Sanjaya Senanayake, Nicholas Coatsworth

Open Access Pneumothorax Case report

The multiple systemic artery to pulmonary artery fistulas resulting in severe irreversible pulmonary arterial hypertension in patient with previous history of pneumothorax

Wojciech Jacheć, Andrzej Tomasik, Marcin Kurzyna, Radosław Pietura, Adam Torbicki, Jan Głowacki, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Celina Wojciechowska

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Prognostic impact of the ratio of the main pulmonary artery to that of the aorta on chest computed tomography in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Ji Soo Choi, Sang Hoon Lee, Ah. Young Leem, Joo Han Song, Kyung Soo Chung, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Song Yee Kim

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research article

Employment of an algorithm of care including chest physiotherapy results in reduced hospitalizations and stability of lung function in bronchiectasis

Jordan Powner, Andrew Nesmith, Denay P. Kirkpatrick, Jessica K. Nichols, Brent Bermingham, George M. Solomon

Open Access Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Case report

Thyroid Rosai-Dorfman disease with infiltration of IgG4-bearing plasma cells associated with multiple small pulmonary cysts

Pietro Gianella, Nicolas Dulguerov, Grégoire Arnoux, Marc Pusztaszeri, Jörg D. Seebach

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Gastroesophageal reflux and antacid therapy in IPF: analysis from the Australia IPF Registry

Helen E. Jo, Tamera J. Corte, Ian Glaspole, Christopher Grainge, Peter M. A. Hopkins, Yuben Moodley, Paul N. Reynolds, Sally Chapman, E. Haydn Walters, Christopher Zappala, Heather Allan, Gregory J. Keir, Wendy A. Cooper, Annabelle M. Mahar, Samantha Ellis, Sacha Macansh, Nicole S. Goh

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research article

Pulmonary rehabilitation after exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a pilot randomized controlled trial

James D. Chalmers, Megan L. Crichton, Gill Brady, Simon Finch, Mike Lonergan, Thomas C. Fardon

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The long-term rate of change in lung function in urban professional firefighters: a systematic review

Flynn Slattery, Kylie Johnston, Catherine Paquet, Hunter Bennett, Alan Crockett

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Social determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil: an ecological study

Alessandra Isabel Zille, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Marcus Barreto Conde

Open Access Expectoration Research article

Annual decline in forced expiratory volume and airway inflammatory cells and mediators in a general population-based sample

Natalia Kononova, Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland, Faiza Mahmood, Maria Vistnes, Johny Kongerud, Gunnar Einvik, Vidar Søyseth

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

A four-year trend in pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis case detection in Kampala-Uganda

Nicholas Sebuliba Kirirabwa, Derrick Kimuli, Carol Nanziri, Denis Sama, Syrus Ntudhu, Daniel Ayen Okello, Raymond Byaruhanga, Deus Lukoye, Samuel Kasozi

Open Access Septicemia Research article

Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers for Sepsis secondary to pneumonia diagnosed via Sepsis 3.0

Wenping Zhang, Jianchao Jia, Zi Liu, Dan Si, Lijun Ma, Guojun Zhang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Predictors and reproducibility of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in cold air

Melanie Dreßler, Theresa Friedrich, Natali Lasowski, Eva Herrmann, Stefan Zielen, Johannes Schulze

Open Access Antidepressant Drugs Research article

Prevalence and management of chronic breathlessness in COPD in a tertiary care center

H. Carette, M. Zysman, C. Morelot-Panzini, J. Perrin, E. Gomez, A. Guillaumot, P. R. Burgel, G. Deslee, P. Surpas, O. Le Rouzic, T. Perez, A. Chaouat, N. Roche, F. Chabot, M. Zysman, P. R. Burgel, G. Deslee, P. Surpas, O. Le Rouzic, T. Perez, N. Roche, G. Brinchault-Rabin, D. Caillaud, P. Chanez, I. Court-Fortune, R. Escamilla, G. Jebrak, P. Nesme-Meyer, C. Pinet, Brigitte Risse

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Correction

Correction to: Health coaching to improve self-management and quality of life for low income patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Beatrice Huang, Rachel Willard-Grace, Denise De Vore, Jessica Wolf, Chris Chirinos, Stephanie Tsao, Danielle Hessler, George Su, David H. Thom

Open Access Cough Research article

Omega-3 fatty acid intake and prevalent respiratory symptoms among U.S. adults with COPD

Chantal M. Lemoine S, Emily P. Brigham, Han Woo, Corrine K. Hanson, Meredith C. McCormack, Abigail Koch, Nirupama Putcha, Nadia N. Hansel

Open Access NSCLC Research article

Outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy versus lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis

Qingren Lin, Xiaojiang Sun, Ning Zhou, Zhun Wang, Yaping Xu, Yuezhen Wang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Study protocol

Protocol for the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH): a pragmatic real-life longitudinal study of difficult asthma in the clinic

Adnan Azim, Heena Mistry, Anna Freeman, Clair Barber, Colin Newell, Kerry Gove, Yvette Thirlwall, Matt Harvey, Kimberley Bentley, Deborah Knight, Karen Long, Frances Mitchell, Yueqing Cheng, Judit Varkonyi-Sepp, Wolfgang Grabau, Paddy Dennison, Hans Michael Haitchi, S. Hasan Arshad, Ratko Djukanovic, Tom Wilkinson, Peter Howarth, Ramesh J. Kurukulaaratchy

Open Access Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Case report

Mycobacterium abscessus ssp. abscessus infection progressing to empyema from vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient without pulmonary disease: a case report

Naoki Kadota, Tsutomu Shinohara, Hiroyuki Hino, Yuichiro Goda, Yoshiro Murase, Satoshi Mitarai, Fumitaka Ogushi

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Factors affecting survival in patients with endobronchial malignant mass after flexible Bronchoscopic cryotherapy: a cohort study

Fu-Tsai Chung, Chun-Liang Chou, Yu-Lun Lo, Chih-Hsi Kuo, Tsai-Yu Wang, Chun-Hwa Wang, Hung-Yu Huang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chih-Hao Chang, Chung-Shu Lee, Hao-Cheng Chen, Shu-Min Lin

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Research article

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Anhui Province, China: a population-based survey

Zhenqiu Zha, Ruixue Leng, Wei Xu, Heling Bao, Yeji Chen, Liwen Fang, Zhirong Liu, Dongqing Ye

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Bronchial Dieulafoy’s disease: a retrospective analysis of 73 cases

Xin Qian, Qiong Du, Na Wei, Meifang Wang, Hansheng Wang, Yijun Tang

Open Access Allergic Rhinitis Research article

Patients with overlapping diagnoses of asthma and COPD: is livestock exposure a risk factor for comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections?

Christos Baliatsas, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Michel L. A. Dückers, Christel E. van Dijk, Dick Heederik, C. Joris Yzermans

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research article

Lumacaftor/ Ivacaftor improves exercise tolerance in patients with Cystic Fibrosis and severe airflow obstruction

Peter A. B. Wark, Kim Cookson, Theeba Thiruchelvam, John Brannan, Douglas J. Dorahy

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

“Characteristics of patients admitted to emergency department for asthma attack: a real-LIFE study”

Laura Losappio, Enrico Heffler, Rossella Carpentiere, Monica Fornero, Cosimo Damiano Cannito, Francesco Guerrera, Francesca Puggioni, Riccardo Monti, Stefania Nicola, Giovanni Rolla, Luisa Brussino

Open Access Pleural Effusion Research article

Combined serum biomarkers in the noninvasive diagnosis of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

Kuo-An Wu, Chih-Ching Wu, Yu-Ching Liu, Pei-Chun Hsueh, Chia-Yin Chin, Chih-Liang Wang, Chi-Ming Chu, Li-Jane Shih, Chia-Yu Yang

Open Access Cough Research article

Validation of the Multi-INdependence Dimensions (MIND) questionnaire for prolonged mechanically ventilated subjects

Joao C. Winck, Hélène Gilet, Peter Kalin, Javier Murcia, Fabian Plano, Antoine Regnault, Michael Dreher, Michele Vitacca, Nicolino Ambrosino

Open Access Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome Research article

Increased extracellular vesicle miRNA-466 family in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as a precipitating factor of ARDS

Sotaro Shikano, Yasuhiro Gon, Shuichiro Maruoka, Tetsuo Shimizu, Yutaka Kozu, Yuko Iida, Mari Hikichi, Mai Takahashi, Shinichi Okamoto, Kota Tsuya, Asami Fukuda, Kenji Mizumura, Shu Hashimoto

Open Access Pneumonia Research article

Diagnostic accuracy of a velcro sound detector (VECTOR) for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients: the InSPIRAtE validation study (INterStitial pneumonia in rheumatoid ArThritis with an electronic device)

A. Manfredi, G. Cassone, S. Cerri, V. Venerito, A. L. Fedele, M. Trevisani, F. Furini, O. Addimanda, F. Pancaldi, G. Della Casa, R. D’Amico, R. Vicini, G. Sandri, P. Torricelli, I. Celentano, A. Bortoluzzi, N. Malavolta, R. Meliconi, F. Iannone, E. Gremese, F. Luppi, C. Salvarani, M. Sebastiani

Open Access Expectoration Research article

Relationship between the respiratory microbiome and the severity of airflow limitation, history of exacerbations and circulating eosinophils in COPD patients

Laura Millares, Sergi Pascual, Concepción Montón, Marian García-Núñez, Cristina Lalmolda, Rosa Faner, Carme Casadevall, Laia Setó, Silvia Capilla, Amàlia Moreno, Ady Angélica Castro-Acosta, Carlos José Alvarez-Martinez, Oriol Sibila, Germán Peces-Barba, Borja G. Cosio, Alvar Agustí, Joaquim Gea, Eduard Monsó

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Acute exacerbation of chronic fibrosing interstitial pneumonia in patients receiving antifibrotic agents: incidence and risk factors from real-world experience

Kodai Kawamura, Kazuya Ichikado, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Keisuke Anan, Yuko Yasuda, Moritaka Suga, Takuro Sakagami

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Diagnostic role of interleukin -33 in the differentiation of pleural effusions especially tuberculous and malignant effusions

Abdel-sadek Hamed Al-aarag, Mohammad Hussein Kamel, Eman Ramadan Abdelgawad, Shaimaa Magdy Abo-Youssef, Hany Hussein Moussa, Marwa Elsayed Elnaggar, Rasha Mohammad Hendy, Koot Ahmad Diab

Open Access Septicemia Research article

Diagnostic and prognostic values of serum activin-a levels in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Jee-min Kim, Jung-Kyu Lee, Sun Mi Choi, Jinwoo Lee, Young Sik Park, Chang-Hoon Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Sang-Min Lee

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Application of the community health worker model in adult asthma and COPD in the U.S.: a systematic review

Trisha M. Parekh, Carla R. Copeland, Mark T. Dransfield, Andrea Cherrington

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Hemoptysis requiring bronchial artery embolization in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Su Hwan Lee, Jin Hwa Lee, Jung Hyun Chang, Soo Jung Kim, Hee-Young Yoon, Sung Shine Shim, Min Uk Kim, Sun Young Choi, Yon Ju Ryu

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research article

The effect of respiratory viral assay panel on antibiotic prescription patterns at discharge in adults admitted with mild to moderate acute exacerbation of COPD: a retrospective before- after study

Mayanka Tickoo, Robin Ruthazer, Amit Bardia, Shira Doron, Gabriela M. Andujar-Vazquez, Bradley J. Gardiner, David R. Snydman, Sebastian G. Kurz

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Case report of severe bronchial web-like stenoses after ‘surviving the unsurvivable’

Thomas Crowhurst, Joshua Lightfoot, Aeneas Yeo, Benjamin Reddi, Phan Nguyen, Helen Whitford, Chien-Li Holmes-Liew

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features show better survival and less exacerbations compared to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Jeong Uk Lim, Bo Mi Gil, Hye Seon Kang, Jongyeol Oh, Yong Hyun Kim, Soon Seog Kwon

Open Access Lung Cancer Research article

Is incentive spirometry beneficial for patients with lung cancer receiving video-assisted thoracic surgery?

Chin-Jung Liu, Wen-Chen Tsai, Chia-Chen Chu, Chih-Hsin Muo, Wei-Sheng Chung

Open Access Vasculitis Case report

Case report of a 28-year-old man with aortic dissection and pulmonary shadow due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Lei Pan, Jun-Hong Yan, Fu-Quan Gao, Hong Li, Sha-Sha Han, Guo-Hong Cao, Chang-Jun Lv, Xiao-Zhi Wang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Asthma severity in four countries of Latin America

Hugo Neffen, Felipe Moraes, Karynna Viana, Valentina Di Boscio, Gur Levy, Claudia Vieira, Gabriela Abreu, Claudia Soares

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Frequency and patterns of second-line resistance conferring mutations among MDR-TB isolates resistant to a second-line drug from eSwatini, Somalia and Uganda (2014–2016)

David Patrick Kateete, Rogers Kamulegeya, Edgar Kigozi, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Deus Lukoye, Sindani Ireneaus Sebit, Hergeye Abdi, Peter Arube, George William Kasule, Kenneth Musisi, Myalo Glen Dlamini, Derrick Khumalo, Moses L. Joloba

Open Access Lung Laceration Research article

Safety and complications of medical thoracoscopy in the management of pleural diseases

Yun-Yan Wan, Cong-Cong Zhai, Xin-Shan Lin, Zhou-Hong Yao, Qing-Hua Liu, Ling Zhu, De-Zhi Li, Xi-Li Li, Ning Wang, Dian-Jie Lin

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

Effects of low-dose computed tomography on lung cancer screening: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis

Kai-Lin Huang, Shih-Yuan Wang, Wan-Chen Lu, Ya-Hui Chang, Jian Su, Yen-Ta Lu

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research article

Randomized controlled trials of pharmacological treatments to prevent COPD exacerbations: applicability to real-life patients

Laurie Pahus, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Nicolas Roche, Jean-Louis Paillasseur, Pascal Chanez

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research article

Side lying during nebulisation can significantly improve apical deposition in healthy adults and adults with mild cystic fibrosis lung disease: a randomised crossover trial

Ruth L. Dentice, Mark R. Elkins, Jordan Verschuer, Stefan Eberl, Genevieve Dwyer, Peter T. P. Bye

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Technical advance

Application of structured statistical analyses to identify a biomarker predictive of enhanced tralokinumab efficacy in phase III clinical trials for severe, uncontrolled asthma

Mattis Gottlow, David J. Svensson, Ilya Lipkovich, Monika Huhn, Karin Bowen, Peter Wessman, Gene Colice

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Clinical characteristics of patients with familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (f-IPF)

Ekaterina Krauss, Godja Gehrken, Fotios Drakopanagiotakis, Silke Tello, Ruth C. Dartsch, Olga Maurer, Anita Windhorst, Daniel von der Beck, Matthias Griese, Werner Seeger, Andreas Guenther

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research article

Predictors of outcome of noninvasive ventilation in severe COPD exacerbation

Alexandru T. Steriade, Shirin Johari, Nicoleta Sargarovschi, Daniela Necula, Cornelia E. Tudose, Diana Ionita, Miron A. Bogdan, Dragos Bumbacea

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research article

Multiplex PCR of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in children enhances the rate of pathogen detection

Eva Tschiedel, Arkadius Goralski, Jörg Steinmann, Peter-Michael Rath, Margarete Olivier, Uwe Mellies, Tanja Kottmann, Florian Stehling

Open Access Dyspnea Case report

A case of early diagnosis of pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis in a worker with exposure to silica

Chang Dong Yeo, Deokjae Han, Jongmin Lee, Woo-Baek Chung, Jung Im Jung, Kyo-Young Lee, Tae-Jung Kim, Woori Jang, Myungshin Kim, Ji Young Kang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Asthma rehabilitation at high vs. low altitude: randomized parallel-group trial

Stéphanie Saxer, Simon R. Schneider, Paula Appenzeller, Patrick R. Bader, Mona Lichtblau, Michael Furian, Ulan Sheraliev, Bermet Estebesova, Berik Emilov, Talant Sooronbaev, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich

Open Access Research article

Primary ciliary dyskinesia in Japan: systematic review and meta-analysis

Atsushi Inaba, Masanori Furuhata, Kozo Morimoto, Mahbubur Rahman, Osamu Takahashi, Minako Hijikata, Michael R. Knowles, Naoto Keicho

Open Access Computed Tomography Research article

High prevalence of bronchiectasis on chest CT in a selected cohort of children with severe Asthma

David Lo, Amit Maniyar, Sumit Gupta, Erol Gaillard

Open Access Research article

Caffeine is associated with improved alveolarization and angiogenesis in male mice following hyperoxia induced lung injury

Vikramaditya Dumpa, Lori Nielsen, Huamei Wang, Vasantha H. S. Kumar

Open Access Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Research article

Prevalence, incidence, and mortality of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in Korea: a nationwide population-based study

Seon Cheol Park, Min Jin Kang, Chang Hoon Han, Sun Min Lee, Cheong Ju Kim, Jung Mo Lee, Young Ae Kang

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia: two case reports and literature review

Jingjing Lu, Qi Yin, Yunlan Zha, Shuangshuang Deng, Jianhao Huang, Zhongliang Guo, Qiang Li

Open Access Antibiotic Study protocol

Procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography point-of-care testing to decide on antibiotic prescription in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: protocol of a pragmatic cluster randomized trial

Loïc Lhopitallier, Andreas Kronenberg, Jean-Yves Meuwly, Isabella Locatelli, Julie Dubois, Joachim Marti, Yolanda Mueller, Nicolas Senn, Valérie D’Acremont, Noémie Boillat-Blanco

Open Access Expectoration Research article

Severe exacerbations in moderate-to-severe asthmatics are associated with increased pro-inflammatory and type 1 mediators in sputum and serum

Michael A. Ghebre, Pee Hwee Pang, Dhananjay Desai, Beverley Hargadon, Chris Newby, Joanne Woods, Laura Rapley, Suzanne E. Cohen, Athula Herath, Erol A. Gaillard, Richard D. May, Chris E. Brightling

Open Access Research article

Aerosol therapy in relation to retinopathy of prematurity in mechanically ventilated preterm infants

Mei-Chin Yang, Hsiu-Feng Hsiao, Hsiu-Li Tseng, Ya-Wen Chiu, Yi-Hao Weng

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research article

Patient-reported outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis with a G551D mutation on ivacaftor treatment: results from a cross-sectional study

Scott C. Bell, Jochen G. Mainz, Gordon MacGregor, Susan Madge, Julie Macey, Moshe Fridman, Ellison D. Suthoff, Siva Narayanan, Nils Kinnman

Open Access Pneumonia Research article

Determinants of pneumonia among 2–59 months old children at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

Sefinew Getaneh, Girma Alem, Maru Meseret, Yihun Miskir, Tilahun Tewabe, Gebeyaw Molla, Yihalem Abebe Belay

Open Access Research article

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy effects on pulmonary functions: a prospective cohort study

Amir Hadanny, Tal Zubari, Liat Tamir-Adler, Yair Bechor, Gregory Fishlev, Erez Lang, Nir Polak, Jacob Bergan, Mony Friedman, Shai Efrati

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Risk factors and clinical characteristics of lung cancer in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study

Hongseok Yoo, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Myung Jin Chung, Kyung Soo Lee, O. Jung Kwon, Man Pyo Chung

Open Access Cough Case report

Histoplasmosis in an elderly Polish tourist – a case report

Krzysztof Specjalski, Karolina Kita, Krzysztof Kuziemski, Beata Tokarska, Lucyna Górska, Jolanta Szade, Alicja Siemińska, Marta Chełmińska, Ewa Jassem

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Bronchoscopic management of solitary bronchial myelolipoma: a case report

Hyun Sung Chung, Kyu Min Lee, Jung Seop Eom, Insu Kim, Seyeon Park, Jihyun Ahn, Ahrong Kim, Chang Hun Lee, Geewon Lee, Min Ki Lee

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Toxicity related to standard TB therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis and treatment outcomes in the REMoxTB study according to HIV status

Conor D. Tweed, Angela M. Crook, Rodney Dawson, Andreas H. Diacon, Timothy D. McHugh, Carl M. Mendel, Sarah K. Meredith, Lerato Mohapi, Michael E. Murphy, Andrew J. Nunn, Patrick P. J. Phillips, Kasha P. Singh, Melvin Spigelman, Stephen H. Gillespie

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

The acoustic characteristics of fine crackles predict honeycombing on high-resolution computed tomography

Toshikazu Fukumitsu, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Shota Nakashima, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Noriho Sakamoto, Kosei Nishitsuji, Shunpei Shiwa, Tomoya Sakai, Sueharu Miyahara, Kazuto Ashizawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Ryo Kozu

Open Access Churg-Strauss Syndrome Case report

A case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated with a similar condition to IgG4 related lung disease

Li Zhou, Fen Cao, Songqing Fan, Ping Chen, Shuizi Ding, Guiqian Liu, Ruoyun Ouyang

Open Access Sarcoidosis Research article

A pragmatic application of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: a single institution experience

Nicola Bailey, Zoe Krisnadi, Raena Kaur, Siobhain Mulrennan, Martin Phillips, Neli Slavova-Azmanova

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Case report

Nintedanib allows retreatment with atezolizumab of combined non-small cell lung cancer/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after atezolizumab-induced pneumonitis: a case report

Hideaki Yamakawa, Tomohiro Oba, Hiroki Ohta, Yuta Tsukahara, Gen Kida, Emiri Tsumiyama, Tomotaka Nishizawa, Rie Kawabe, Shintaro Sato, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Hidekazu Matsushima

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Temporal echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients treated with nintedanib with or without oxygen therapy

Masahiro Tahara, Keishi Oda, Kei Yamasaki, Takako Kawaguchi, Konomi Sennari, Shingo Noguchi, Noriho Sakamoto, Toshinori Kawanami, Hiroshi Mukae, Kazuhiro Yatera

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Expression of eosinophil β chain-signaling cytokines receptors, outer-membrane integrins, and type 2 inflammation biomarkers in severe non-allergic eosinophilic asthma

Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske, Andrius Januskevicius, Ieva Janulaityte, Skaidrius Miliauskas, Kestutis Malakauskas

Open Access Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Correspondence

Lung ultrasound in infants with bronchiolitis

Danilo Buonsenso, Anna Maria Musolino, Antonio Gatto, Ilaria Lazzareschi, Antonietta Curatola, Piero Valentini

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research article

Serial ultrasound assessment of diaphragmatic function and clinical outcome in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Riccardo Fantini, Roberto Tonelli, Ivana Castaniere, Luca Tabbì, Maria Rosaria Pellegrino, Stefania Cerri, Francesco Livrieri, Francesco Giaroni, Marco Monelli, Valentina Ruggieri, Nicola Fini, Jessica Mandrioli, Enrico Clini, Alessandro Marchioni

Open Access Vasculitis Research article

Multidisciplinary approach to connective tissue disease (CTD) related pleural effusions: a four-year retrospective evaluation

Hugh Ip, Parthipan Sivakumar, Eugene Ace McDermott, Sangita Agarwal, Boris Lams, Alex West, Liju Ahmed

Open Access Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Research article

Microbiological analysis of endotracheal aspirate and endotracheal tube cultures in mechanically ventilated patients

Lijuan Shen, Fei Wang, Junfeng Shi, Weixin Xu, Tingting Jiang, Huifang Tang, Xiuwen Yu, Hao Yin, Shanyou Hu, Xiao Wu, Siu Kit Chan, Jie Sun, Qing Chang

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Laryngo-tracheal stenosis in a woman with ablepharon macrostomia syndrome

Paola Ciriaco, Angelo Carretta, Giampiero Negri

Open Access Expectoration Case report

Impact of clonally-related Burkholderia contaminans strains in two patients attending an Italian cystic fibrosis centre: a case report

Daniela Savi, Serena Quattrucci, Maria Trancassini, Claudia Dalmastri, Riccardo V. De Biase, Marta Maggisano, Paolo Palange, Annamaria Bevivino

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

DNA-PKcs modulates progenitor cell proliferation and fibroblast senescence in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

David M. Habiel, Miriam S. Hohmann, Milena S. Espindola, Ana Lucia Coelho, Isabelle Jones, Heather Jones, Richard Carnibella, Isaac Pinar, Freda Werdiger, Cory M. Hogaboam

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Borderline pulmonary hypertension is associated with exercise intolerance and increased risk for acute exacerbation in patients with interstitial lung disease

Kenji Nemoto, Shuji Oh-ishi, Tatsuya Akiyama, Yuki Yabuuchi, Hitomi Goto, Mizu Nonaka, Yuika Sasatani, Hiroaki Tachi, Naoki Arai, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Kentaro Hyodo, Isano Hase, Yukiko Miura, Takio Takaku, Kenji Hayashihara, Takefumi Saito

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

Atypical diagnosis for typical lung carcinoid

Roberto Piro, Roberto Tonelli, Sofia Taddei, Alessandro Marchioni, Giovanni Musci, Enrico Clini, Nicola Facciolongo

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Research article

PD-L1, FGFR1, PIK3CA, PTEN, and p16 expression in pulmonary emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with resected lung squamous cell carcinoma

Ken Arimura, Yasuo Sekine, Kenzo Hiroshima, Satoru Shimizu, Noriyuki Shibata, Mitsuko Kondo, Kiyoshi Takeyama, Etsuko Tagaya

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Antifibrotic treatment response and prognostic predictors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and exposed to occupational dust

Valeria Casillo, Stefania Cerri, Andrea Ciervo, Mariarita Stendardo, Lamberto Manzoli, Maria Elena Flacco, Maurizio Manno, Marialuisa Bocchino, Fabrizio Luppi, Piera Boschetto

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Circadian rhythm of COPD symptoms in clinically based phenotypes. Results from the STORICO Italian observational study

Nicola Scichilone, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Francesco Blasi, Pietro Schino, Giuseppina Cuttitta, Alessandro Zullo, Alessandra Ori, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Pietro Schino, Giuseppina Cuttitta, Maria Pia Foschino, Renato Prediletto, Carmelindo Mario Enrico Tranfa, Maria Cristina Zappa, Pasquale Patriciello, Luciana Labate, Salvatore Mariotta, Stefano Nava, Alessandro Vatrella, Michele Mastroberardino, Riccardo Sarzani, Antonio Iuliano, Lamberto Maggi, Anna Zedda, Alberto Pesci, Giuseppe Sera, Antonello Nicolini, Di Donato Salvatore Walter, Silvia Forte, Del Donno Mario, Federica Rivolta, Mauro Ferliga, Antonio Filippo Raco, Di Re Luigi, Gaetano Cabibbo, Rosario Maselli, Carlo Gulotta, Stefano Nardini, Enrico Eugenio Guffanti, Walter Castellani, Luca Triolo, Giovanni Passalacqua, Bianca Beghè, Lo Cicero Salvatore, Enzo Faccini, Elena Atzeni, Roberto Tazza, Piercarlo Giamesio

Open Access NSCLC Research article

LncRNA PLAC 2 downregulated miR-21 in non-small cell lung cancer and predicted survival

Huan Xia, Ming Xiu, Jinying Gao, Hongyu Jing

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Prevalence and clinical associations of wheezes and crackles in the general population: the Tromsø study

J. C. Aviles-Solis, C. Jácome, A. Davidsen, R. Einarsen, S. Vanbelle, H. Pasterkamp, H. Melbye

Open Access Acute Kidney Injury Research article

High hemoglobin is associated with increased in-hospital death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective multicenter population-based study

Libin Xu, Yuanhan Chen, Zhen Xie, Qiang He, Shixin Chen, Wenji Wang, Guohui Liu, Yuanjiang Liao, Chen Lu, Li Hao, Jin Sun, Wei Shi, Xinling Liang

Open Access Omalizumab Research article

Efficacy of mepolizumab for patients with severe asthma and eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis

Takanori Numata, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Hirofumi Utsumi, Kenji Kobayashi, Haruhiko Yanagisawa, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shunsuke Minagawa, Takeo Ishikawa, Hiromichi Hara, Jun Araya, Kazuyoshi Kuwano

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in non-small cell lung cancer: impact on survival and acute exacerbation

Sung Woo Moon, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Joon Jang, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Jin-Haeng Chung, Hyo Sup Shim, Kyung Won Lee, Seung-Seob Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Ho Il Yoon

Open Access Bronchiectasis Case report

Novel genetic variant of HPS1 gene in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome with fulminant progression of pulmonary fibrosis: a case report

Martina Doubková, Jakub Trizuljak, Zuzana Vrzalová, Anna Hrazdirová, Ivona Blaháková, Lenka Radová, Šárka Pospíšilová, Michael Doubek

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

The association between e-cigarette use and asthma among never combustible cigarette smokers: behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS) 2016 & 2017

Albert D. Osei, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, Olusola A. Orimoloye, Omar Dzaye, S. M. Iftekhar Uddin, Zeina A. Dardari, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Aruni Bhatnagar, Michael J. Blaha

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Nutritional status of tuberculosis patients, a comparative cross-sectional study

Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke, Fantahun Biadglegne

Open Access Ultrasound Research article

Diaphragmatic ultrasound findings correlate with dyspnea, exercise tolerance, health-related quality of life and lung function in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Pauliane Vieira Santana, Leticia Zumpano Cardenas, André Luis Pereira de Albuquerque, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Pedro Caruso

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Functional variations of the TLR4 gene in association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary tuberculosis

Zhongqi Li, Xuhua Mao, Qiao Liu, Huan Song, Biyu He, Peiyi Shi, Qun Zhang, Xiaona Li, Jianming Wang

Open Access ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Case report

Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage associated with subsequent development of ANCA positivity and emphysema in three young adults

Anna Stainer, Alex Rice, Anand Devaraj, Joseph Luke Barnett, Jacqueline Donovan, Maria Kokosi, Andrew Gordon Nicholson, Tom Cairns, Athol Umfrey Wells, Elisabetta Augusta Renzoni

Open Access Ulcerative Colitis Research article

Association between inflammatory bowel disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gonzalo Labarca, Lauren Drake, Gloria Horta, Michael A. Jantz, Hiren J. Mehta, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, Erik Folch, Adnan Majid, Michael Picco

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research article

Perception of asthma control among asthmatics seen inChest Clinic at Tertiary Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tewodros H. Gebremariam, Charles B. Sherman, Neil W. Schluger

Open Access Hypertension Research article

Exhaled nitric oxide is not a biomarker for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension or for treatment efficacy

Majid Malekmohammad, Gert Folkerts, Babak Sharif Kashani, Parisa Adimi Naghan, Zahra Habibi Dastenae, Batoul Khoundabi, Johan Garssen, Esmaeil Mortaz, Ian M. Adcock

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research article

Healthcare utilization, medical expenditure, and mortality in Korean patients with pulmonary hypertension

In-Chang Hwang, Goo-Yeong Cho, Hong-Mi Choi, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Jin Joo Park, Jun-Bean Park, Seung-Pyo Lee, Hyung-Kwan Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Dae-Won Sohn

Open Access Bronchoscopy Case report

IgG4-related disease with tracheobronchial miliary nodules and asthma: a case report and review of the literature

Xiuling Wang, Jun Wan, Ling Zhao, Jiping Da, Bin Cao, Zhenguo Zhai

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research article

Prognosis of pulmonary fibrosis presenting with a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern on computed tomography in patients with myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related nephritis: a retrospective single-center study

Toshikazu Watanabe, Tomoyuki Minezawa, Midori Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Goto, Takuya Okamura, Yosuke Sakakibara, Yoshikazu Niwa, Atsushi Kato, Masamichi Hayashi, Sumito Isogai, Masashi Kondo, Naoki Yamamoto, Naozumi Hashimoto, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi

Open Access Arterial Hypertension Correction

Correction to: Exhaled nitric oxide is not a biomarker for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension or for treatment efficacy

Majid Malekmohammad, Gert Folkerts, Babak Sharif Kashani, Parisa Adimi Naghan, Zahra Habibi Dastenae, Batoul Khoundabi, Johan Garssen, Esmaeil Mortaz, Ian M. Adcock

Open Access Ventricular Fibrillation Research article

Effect of mild hypothermia on lung injury after cardiac arrest in swine based on lung ultrasound

Chunshuang Wu, Jiefeng Xu, Xiaohong Jin, Qijiang Chen, Zilong Li, Mao Zhang

Open Access Research article

Clinical outcomes of metallic Y-shaped covered stents for bronchopleural fistula around upper carina after lobectomy

Yonghua Bi, Xiaoyan Zhu, Zepeng Yu, Gang Wu, Xinwei Han, Jianzhuang Ren

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Treatment outcomes of tuberculous meningitis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ming-Gui Wang, Lan Luo, Yunxia Zhang, Xiangming Liu, Lin Liu, Jian-Qing He

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis increases the risk of pulmonary cavitation in pastoralist setting of Ethiopia

Fentabil Getnet, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku, Tesfaye Gobena, Rea Tschopp, Michael Girmachew, Gebeyehu Assefa, Berhanu Seyoum

Open Access Acute Myeloid Leukemia Case report

Primary bronchial myeloid sarcoma mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma: a case report

Wang Wang, Hesheng He, Xingwu Chen, Chenhong Zhang

Open Access Technical advance

Quantitative lung morphology: semi-automated measurement of mean linear intercept

George Crowley, Sophia Kwon, Erin J. Caraher, Syed Hissam Haider, Rachel Lam, Prag Batra, Daniel Melles, Mengling Liu, Anna Nolan

Open Access Heart Surgery Research article

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bronchial blocker versus double-lumen endobronchial tube in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Chuncheng Zhang, Jing Yue, Mingyue Li, Wei Jiang, Yu Pan, Zhimin Song, Cailian Shi, Weixuan Fan, Zhenxiang Pan

Open Access Spirometry Research article

Reference value for expiratory time constant calculated from the maximal expiratory flow-volume curve

Takamitsu Ikeda, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Kanji Uchida, Koji Oba, Takahide Nagase, Yoshitsugu Yamada

Open Access NSCLC Research article

EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, ALK, and cMET genetic alterations in 1440 Sardinian patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Maria Colombino, Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Antonio Cossu, Davide Adriano Santeufemia, Antonio Pazzola, Giovanni Maria Fadda, Pietro Pirina, Alessandro Fois, Carlo Putzu, Giorgio Ginesu, Alberto Porcu, Giorgio Astara, Mario Scartozzi, Anna Maria Carta, Efisio Defraia, Daniela Guerzoni, Giuseppe Porcu, Gianfranco Bardino, Claudio Sini, Francesca Capelli, Maria Giuseppina Sarobba, Maria Cristina Sini, Milena Casula, Grazia Palomba, Antonella Manca, Marina Pisano, Valentina Doneddu, Giuseppe Palmieri

Open Access Computed Tomography Case report

Spontaneous remission of advanced progressive poorly differentiated non-small cell lung cancer: a case report and review of literature

Hee-Young Yoon, Heae Surng Park, Min Sun Cho, Sung Shin Shim, Yookyung Kim, Jin Hwa Lee

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Longitudinal profiling of gut microbiome among tuberculosis patients under anti-tuberculosis treatment in China: protocol of a prospective cohort study

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Open Access Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Case report

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Open Access Carcinoid Tumor Correction

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Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Correction

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Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Study protocol

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Open Access Pneumothorax Technical advance

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