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Research article
Acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition without an established pharmaceutical treatment. Most patients are treated with high-dose corticosteroids and broad-spectrum ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:94
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
We analyzed the differences between maximum and peak computed tomography (CT) numbers (M-P), respectively representing the densities of the solid center and the main periphery of ground-glass nodules (GGNs), a...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:93
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
Brain pathology is relatively unexplored in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study is a comprehensive investigation of grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) changes and how these relate to d...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:92
Published on: 19 June 2017
Case report
In patients with post-extubation respiratory distress, delayed reintubation may worsen clinical outcomes. Objective measures of extubation failure at the bedside are lacking, therefore clinical parameters are ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:91
Published on: 17 June 2017
Study protocol
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severely hinders quality of life for those affected and is costly to the health care system. Care gaps in areas such as pharmacotherapy, inhaler technique, and know...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:90
Published on: 9 June 2017
Research article
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of NRAMP1 -3′UTR, 274-CT,VDR- Fok1 VDR-Taq1 Polymorphisms with the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:89
Published on: 5 June 2017
Case report
Sarcoidosis presents with typical clinic-radiological findings and shows histologically non-caseating granulomas. Pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis can be diverse, involving the intrathoracic lymph nodes...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:88
Published on: 30 May 2017
Research article
Xpert MTB/Rif (Xpert) is described as a game changer in tuberculosis (TB) control. We evaluated the impact of Xpert on diagnosis, time to treatment, and treatment outcome among patients with HIV associated TB ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:87
Published on: 30 May 2017
Research article
ALK-rearranged lung cancers exhibit specific pathologic and clinical features and are responsive to anti-ALK therapies. Therefore, the detection of ALK-rearrangement is fundamental for...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:86
Published on: 26 May 2017
Research article
The lung-protective ventilation bundle has been shown to reduce mortality in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This concept has expanded to other areas of acute adult ventilation and is recomme...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:85
Published on: 23 May 2017
Research article
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with increased risk of respiratory-related hospitalizations. Studies suggest mechanical ventilation (MV) use in IPF does not improve outcomes and guidelines re...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:84
Published on: 22 May 2017
Research article
Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) is widely used for investigative research to study innate, cellular and humoral immune responses, and in early phase drug trials. Conventional (multiple use) flexible bronchoscope...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:83
Published on: 5 May 2017
Research article
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) has a variable disease course. Computer analysis of CT features was used to identify a subset of CHP patients with an outcome similar to patients with idiopathic pulm...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:81
Published on: 4 May 2017
Research article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s most devastating public health threats. Our goal is to evaluate whether the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:82
Published on: 4 May 2017
Research article
Bronchial epithelium plays a key role in orchestrating innate and adaptive immunity. The fate of ex vivo airway epithelial cultures growing at the air liquid interface (ALI) derived from human endobronchial bi...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:80
Published on: 3 May 2017
Research article
Influenza is a frequent cause of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exacerbations are associated with worsening of the airflow obstruction, hospitalisation, reduced quality of life,...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:79
Published on: 3 May 2017
Research article
Asthma exacerbations are important events that affect disease control, but predictive factors for severe or moderate exacerbations are not known. The objective was to study the predictive factors for moderate ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:77
Published on: 2 May 2017
Research article
To date, only few studies have examined the prognostic factors of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) defined according to the latest criteria, which excludes healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). Therefore, ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:78
Published on: 2 May 2017
Case report
Fungi can cause a variety of infectious diseases, including invasive mycosis and non-invasive mycosis, as well as allergic diseases. The different forms of mycosis usually have been described as mutually exclu...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:76
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article
To analyse the efficacy of fluticasone propionate (FP) alone and combined with salmeterol (SAL) in achieving guideline-defined asthma control in Asian patients.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:75
Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article
Asthma exacerbations are frequent in patients with severe disease. This report describes results from two retrospective cohort studies describing exacerbation frequency and risk, emergency department (ED)/hosp...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:74
Published on: 27 April 2017
Research article
The FACED score is an easy-to-use multidimensional grading system that has demonstrated an excellent prognostic value for mortality in patients with bronchiectasis. A Spanish group developed the score but no m...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:73
Published on: 26 April 2017
Research article
Chronic inflammation emerges as a feature of the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in experimental models. Alterations of circulating cell subsets have been observed in patients with PAH. W...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:72
Published on: 26 April 2017
Research article
In patients with diffuse lung diseases, differentiating occupational lung diseases from other diseases is clinically important. However, the value of assessing asbestos and particles in bronchoalveolar lavage ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:71
Published on: 21 April 2017
Research article
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem, and there is an association between tobacco smoke and TB. Water pipe smoking has become an increasing problem not only in Middle Eastern countries but also g...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017 17:68
Published on: 21 April 2017
