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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
| 19 April 2018

Is daily physical activity affected by dynamic hyperinflation in adults with cystic fibrosis?

Authors: Daniela Savi, Marcello Di Paolo, Nicholas J. Simmonds, Chiara Pascucci, Serena Quattrucci and Paolo Palange
Content type: Case report
| 17 April 2018

MDA-5 associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with recurrent Pneumothoraces: a case report

Authors: Safi Alqatari, Peter Riddell, Sinead Harney, Michael Henry and Grainne Murphy
Content type: Research article
| 10 April 2018

Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma

Authors: Mark D. DeBoer, Brenda R. Phillips, David T. Mauger, Joe Zein, Serpil C. Erzurum, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M. Gaston, Ross Myers, Kristie R. Ross, James Chmiel, Min Jie Lee, John V. Fahy, Michael Peters, Ngoc P. Ly, Sally E. Wenzel, Merritt L. Fajt…
Content type: Research article
| 7 April 2018

Comparative bench study evaluation of different infant interfaces for non-invasive ventilation

Authors: Giorgio Conti, Giorgia Spinazzola, Cesare Gregoretti, Giuliano Ferrone, Andrea Cortegiani, Olimpia Festa, Marco Piastra, Luca Tortorolo and Roberta Costa
Content type: Research article
| 3 April 2018

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy and long-term prognostic analysis

Authors: Li-Li Xu, Yuan Yang, Zhen Wang, Xiao-Juan Wang, Zhao-Hui Tong and Huan-Zhong Shi

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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
| 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: 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: 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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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.

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Cecilia Devoto, BioMed Central

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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

Craig Hersh, Section Editor

Dr. Hersh is a physician-scientist in the Channing Division of Network Medicine

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Is daily physical activity affected by dynamic hyperinflation in adults with cystic fibrosis?

MDA-5 associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with recurrent Pneumothoraces: a case report

Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma

Comparative bench study evaluation of different infant interfaces for non-invasive ventilation

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy and long-term prognostic analysis

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

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

Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

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

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Craig Hersh, Section Editor

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Attention to metabolic energy disturbance is needed to treat relapse of heroin

New thematic series: Veterinary antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use

Speedy species divergence and the curious case of the blind cavefish

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