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Special Issue: Bronchiectasis - The forgotten epidemic

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine is pleased to announce the release of "Bronchiectasis: The forgotten worldwide epidemic", a special issue, which aims to bring attention to one of the most neglected respiratory diseases of modern times. The thematic series is guest edited by Dr Sanjay Chotirmall and Dr James Chalmers.

Announcement: We are recruiting new Associate Editors

We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international editorial board, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of different subject disciplines.

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Featured article: Pneumonia-related morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation

Bacterial respiratory infections are one of the major complications following lung transplantation, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality rates among recipients. This study explores the epidemiology and outcomes for patients developing bacterial respiratory infections during the post-operative period.

Content type: Research article
| 16 October 2018

A modified risk score in one-year survival rate assessment of group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension

Authors: Wei Xiong, Yunfeng Zhao, Mei Xu, Bigyan Pudasaini, Xuejun Guo and Jinming Liu
Content type: Case report
| 16 October 2018

Successful lung transplantation in an HIV seropositive patient with desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a case report

Authors: Shaun Ong, Robert D Levy, John Yee, Nilu Partovi, Andrew Churg, Philippe Roméo, Jean Chalaoui, Roland Nador, Alissa Wright, Hélène Manganas and Christopher J Ryerson
Content type: Research article
| 12 October 2018

Pleural infection: a retrospective study of clinical outcome and the correlation to known etiology, co-morbidity and treatment factors

Authors: Christian Niels Meyer, Karin Armbruster, Michael Kemp, Trine Rolighed Thomsen and Ram Benny Dessau
Content type: Research article
| 11 October 2018

The effect of body position on pulmonary function: a systematic review

Authors: Shikma Katz, Nissim Arish, Ariel Rokach, Yacov Zaltzman and Esther-Lee Marcus
Content type: Research article
| 5 October 2018

Genome-wide association study identifies loci and candidate genes for non-idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in Eastern Chinese Han population

Authors: Caiyong Yin, Kai Li, Yanfang Yu, Huijie Huang, Youjia Yu, Zhongqun Wang, Jinchuan Yan, Yan Pu, Zheng Li, Ding Li, Peng Chen and Feng Chen

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| 1 October 2012

The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study

Authors: Claire Launois, Coralie Barbe, Eric Bertin, Julie Nardi, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Sandra Dury, François Lebargy and Gaëtan Deslee
Content type: Research article
| 5 August 2013

Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland

Authors: Silvia Ulrich, Florian F Hildenbrand, Ursula Treder, Manuel Fischler, Stephan Keusch, Rudolf Speich and Margrit Fasnacht
Content type: Research article
| 19 May 2009

Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

Authors: Katayoun Bahadori, Mary M Doyle-Waters, Carlo Marra, Larry Lynd, Kadria Alasaly, John Swiston and Js Mark FitzGerald
Content type: Research article
| 18 April 2015

Comparing new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a network meta-analysis

Authors: Emma Loveman, Vicky R Copley, David A Scott, Jill L Colquitt, Andrew J Clegg and Katherine MA O’Reilly
Content type: Study protocol
| 8 September 2013

Benefits and costs of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a multi-centre randomised controlled equivalence trial

Authors: Anne E Holland, Ajay Mahal, Catherine J Hill, Annemarie L Lee, Angela T Burge, Rosemary Moore, Caroline Nicolson, Paul O’Halloran, Narelle S Cox, Aroub Lahham, Rebecca Ndongo, Emily Bell and Christine F McDonald

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Aims and scope

BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

Editor

Cecilia Devoto, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Sanjay Chotirmall, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Craig Hersh, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Joerg Mattes, University of Newcastle
Montserrat Sanchez-Cespedes, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL
Raffaele Scala, Unità Operativa Pneumologia, UTSIR e Endoscopia Toracica
Giovanni Sotgiu, University of Sassari
Giuseppe Verlato, University of Verona

Sanjay Chotirmall, Section Editor

Assistant Professor Sanjay H. Chotirmall graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with an honors degree and the college's gold medal in Microbiology. He currently heads the Translational Respiratory Research Group at LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and has been on the editorial board of BMC Pulmonary Medicine since 2013.

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A modified risk score in one-year survival rate assessment of group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension

Successful lung transplantation in an HIV seropositive patient with desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a case report

Pleural infection: a retrospective study of clinical outcome and the correlation to known etiology, co-morbidity and treatment factors

The effect of body position on pulmonary function: a systematic review

Genome-wide association study identifies loci and candidate genes for non-idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in Eastern Chinese Han population

The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study

Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland

Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

Comparing new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a network meta-analysis

Benefits and costs of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a multi-centre randomised controlled equivalence trial

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Sanjay Chotirmall, Section Editor

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Improving the conversation between doctors and patients about antibiotic benefits and harms for coughs and colds

Relationships between neurological and psychiatric disorders: Could migraine and ADHD be correlated?

Media multitasking may be linked to altered perception of other people

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