Characteristics of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection in comparison with those of tuberculosis.

abstract：:Nasal mucociliary clearance is a primary defense mechanism of the upper airways and may be acutely affected by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). nCPAP treatment is effective and safe. However, it can cause nasal side effects and contribute to a low compliance to the treatment. The aim of this study wa...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： de Oliveira LR,Albertini Yagi CS,Figueiredo AC,Saldiva PH,Lorenzi-Filho G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study reviews the patterns of P. cepacia pulmonary infection in 75 of a total of 872 mainly adults with cystic fibrosis, registered here during the 4 years 1987-1990; 35 (47%) were female. During this period, 55 patients acquired P. cepacia and the annual incidence and prevalence rates have remained...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Taylor RF,Gaya H,Hodson ME

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sarcoidosis most commonly affects the lungs, it is a multisystemic disease that often involves other organs. In this study, we compared fatigue, dyspnea, and the impact upon the activities of daily living and health status scores between patients with isolated pulmonary and pulmonary plus extrapulmo...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gvozdenovic BS,Mihailovic-Vucinic V,Ilic-Dudvarski A,Zugic V,Judson MA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although smoking cessation is strongly indicated by international guidelines as an effective therapeutic tool for patients with COPD and Asthma, a large proportion of them do not quit smoking and they are regarded as a "difficult" target group. AIM:To study the effectiveness of an intensive smoking cessat...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gratziou Ch,Florou A,Ischaki E,Eleftheriou K,Sachlas A,Bersimis S,Zakynthinos S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to establish the protection afforded by regular salmeterol use against induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic patients, a meta-analysis was conducted on nine double-blind clinical trials that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In each trial, subjects were randomly assigned to receive either salmeterol 5...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Verberne AA,Fuller R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breathing-retraining and helium-oxygen (heliox) have been used to improve exercise tolerance in COPD. We hypothesized that, in patients with COPD, exercise duration after exercise-training plus breathing-retraining and oxygen would be longer than after exercise-training plus heliox or after exercise-training...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Collins EG,Jelinek C,O'Connell S,Butler J,McBurney C,Gozali C,Reda D,Laghi F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen soldiers (11 men and two women) were exposed to zinc chloride smoke (ZCS) during a combat exercise. Even though their initial symptoms were modest, a prolonged follow up with lung function testing and blood samples was undertaken due to previous cases with fatal outcome after exposure to ZCS. Four weeks after...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Zerahn B,Kofoed-Enevoldsen A,Jensen BV,Mølvig J,Ebbehøj N,Johansen JS,Kanstrup IL

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genes that contribute to the risk of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have been identified, but an attempt to accurately quantify the total genetic contribution to COPD has to our knowledge never been conducted. METHODS:Hospital discharge diagnoses data on COPD were analysed in 22,422...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ingebrigtsen T,Thomsen SF,Vestbo J,van der Sluis S,Kyvik KO,Silverman EK,Svartengren M,Backer V

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and wheezing illnesses carry a significant burden of disease during childhood. Prevalence studies have the capacity to provide invaluable insights into the nature of these common conditions. As part of the Isle of Wight Whole Population Birth Cohort Study (n=1456) we have examined wheezing and asthma developmen...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kurukulaaratchy RJ,Fenn M,Twiselton R,Matthews S,Arshad SH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the risk of death following an asthma exacerbation are scarce. With this multinational cohort study, we assessed all-cause mortality rates, mortality rates following an exacerbation, and patient characteristics associated with all-cause mortality in asthma. METHODS:Asthma patients aged ≥18 years and...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Engelkes M,de Ridder MA,Svensson E,Berencsi K,Prieto-Alhambra D,Lapi F,Giaquinto C,Picelli G,Boudiaf N,Albers FC,Cockle SM,Bradford ES,Suruki RY,Brusselle GG,Rijnbeek PR,Sturkenboom MC,Verhamme KM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are responsible for a high utilisation of the health care resources, and the cost is expected to increase. Physiological measures of lung function often fail to describe the impact the symptoms have on exacerbations, days of hospitalisation, and on a...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Emtner MI,Arnardottir HR,Hallin R,Lindberg E,Janson C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin desensitization (AD) has been the only available modifying treatment in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). The mechanisms of AD are nonetheless poorly understood. Though very effective, AD is limited by its risks and side-effects. OBJECTIVE:Moving forward to the targeted biologicals era...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Bobolea I,Del Pozo V,Sanz V,Cabañas R,Fiandor A,Alfonso-Carrillo C,Salcedo MÁ,Heredia Revuelto R,Quirce S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various pretreatment clinical and laboratory characteristics on the survival of patients with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma (DMPM). One hundred histopathologically confirmed DMPM patients were evaluated. Fifty-nine were treated with chemoimmunotherapy wh...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Metintas M,Metintas S,Ucgun I,Gibbs AR,Harmanci E,Alatas F,Erginel S,Tel N,Pasaoglu O

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen cost diagram (OCD) is a simple scale for quantifying a patient's evaluation of his tolerance to exercise frequently used in clinical trials; it has been shown to be well correlated with objective measures of capacity of ambulation such as the 6 min walk test (6' W). This study aimed to determine whether the...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Janssens JP,Breitenstein E,Rochat T,Fitting JW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in management of COPD in primary care were studied following a training exercise among Spanish general practitioners (GPs). The exercise involved dissemination of the Spanish Society for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) guidelines. The use of a portable device to perform spirometry tests was ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Soler N,Ballester E,Martín A,Gobartt E,Miravitlles M,Torres A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of asthma severity is important for disease management. Analysis of symptoms past and present, and previous and actual lung function measurements (including variability) is the usual method of evaluation and classification of asthma disease severity and activity. However, symptoms and lung function alterati...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Dahl R,Martinati LC,Boner AL

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To document the rate and cost of antibiotic prescribing for patients diagnosed only with influenza during US ambulatory care visits. Federal survey data for 1997-2001 were used to estimate outpatient trends for all patients and healthy people age 5-49 years. Cost estimates were based on Medicare payments and Red Book ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ciesla G,Leader S,Stoddard J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Infradiagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be related to the lack of knowledge about the disease and/or the scarce use of diagnostic procedures. This study analyses the frequency of respiratory symptoms and the knowledge about COPD in the general population, together with the use of sp...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Miravitlles M,de la Roza C,Morera J,Montemayor T,Gobartt E,Martín A,Alvarez-Sala JL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety and depression can increase the intensity of dyspnea out of proportion to the impairment in cardiorespiratory function and may contribute to the degree of disability associated with dyspnea. The effect of anxiety/depression on the sensory and affective components of reported dyspnea in patients with respirator...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Scano G,Gigliotti F,Stendardi L,Gagliardi E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to inhaled mannitol are related to allergic inflammation characterized by eosinophil infiltration and a clinical response to treatment with anti-inflammatory agents in subjects with asthma. This study determines the diagnostic accurac...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Sverrild A,Malinovschi A,Porsbjerg C,Backer V,Alving K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by an upper lobe-dominant interstitial increase in predominantly elastic fibers. The accumulation of cases has resulted in a refinement of the disease concept, but there are no blood biomarkers to ai...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kinoshita Y,Ikeda T,Kushima H,Fujita M,Nakamura T,Nabeshima K,Ishii H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) increases in cold and dry air and decreases in humid air in subjects with asthma. Few reports have reported on the effect of humid environment upon exercise capacity in subjects with EIB. OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of the present study was to examine the effect of ch...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Stensrud T,Berntsen S,Carlsen KH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart-lung transplantation involves denervation of the lungs below the tracheal anastomosis, with associated permanent loss of all pulmonary innervation except post-ganglionic efferent nerves. This is supported by loss of the cough reflex to inhaled USNDW, which also implies that the RARs which mediate this cough mech...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hathaway T,Higenbottam T,Lowry R,Wallwork J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 6-min walk test (6MWT) has prognostic value in various pulmonary disorders including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We determined the individual prognostic accuracy of distance walked and oxygen saturation during the 6MWT in patients with IPF. We defined a new composite index, the distance-satura...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lettieri CJ,Nathan SD,Browning RF,Barnett SD,Ahmad S,Shorr AF

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise, a marker of cardiac autonomic dysfunction, is associated with poor prognosis in various populations. As chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with cardiac autonomic dysfunction, we tested the hypothesis that patients with COPD have a lower HRR tha...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lacasse M,Maltais F,Poirier P,Lacasse Y,Marquis K,Jobin J,LeBlanc P

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based techniques to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in respiratory specimens have been increasingly used to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis. Their use in non-respiratory specimens to diagnose extrapulmonary tuberculosis is, however, controversial. In this study, we est...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Trajman A,da Silva Santos Kleiz de Oliveira EF,Bastos ML,Belo Neto E,Silva EM,da Silva Lourenço MC,Kritski A,Oliveira MM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate 100 μg/formoterol 6 μg (BDP/F HFA) pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) in patients with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma, has been demonstrated in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The aim of this prospective observational study was ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Brusselle G,Peché R,Van den Brande P,Verhulst A,Hollanders W,Bruhwyler J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD patients who remain hypercapnic after acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation have a poor prognosis. Long-term nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) may be beneficial for these patients. We hypothesized that stable patients on long-term NIV would experience clinical worsening after...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Funk GC,Breyer MK,Burghuber OC,Kink E,Kirchheiner K,Kohansal R,Schmidt I,Hartl S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that increased pulmonary vascular permeability may play a role in the pathogenesis of an acute exacerbation of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (AE-IIPs). Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) promotes endothelial activation, destabilization, and inflammation. The purpose of this study w...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ando M,Miyazaki E,Abe T,Ehara C,Goto A,Masuda T,Nishio S,Fujisaki H,Yamasue M,Ishii T,Mukai Y,Ito T,Nureki SI,Kumamoto T,Kadota J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with airway inflammation. Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide is a non-invasive method for evaluation of airway diseases. It seems that obesity is an exacerbating factor for airway inflammation. We aimed to evaluate the changes of exhaled nitric oxide after slee...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： JalilMirmohammadi S,Mehrparvar AH,Safaei S,Samimi E,Torab Jahromi M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00