Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat for people with chronic lung infection; however, international ...
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the cornerstone of non-pharmacological treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet fatigue often persists despite rehabilitation. We ...
In this issue of Thorax , Martinez-Manzano et al explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mucus plugging on CT, both in patients with COPD spanning GOLD grades 1–4 and smokers ...
End of rarity: the evolving burden of interstitial lung diseases in England – trends from a national population-based cohort study ...
Background Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax has been shown to reduce initial hospitalisation, but at the expense of increase adverse events. As a result, questions remain ...
1 Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia 2 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia Professor P ...
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Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is defined by large numbers of neutrophils and associated damaging products in the airway. Delayed neutrophil apoptosis is described in CF although it is ...
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Dr M Thomas, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, ...
1 Division of Paediatric Respirology and Department of Physiotherapy, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Division ...
BACKGROUND Seasonal variations in asthma are widely recognised. This study was undertaken to investigate the relative differences in seasonal patterns by age as they impact on episodes of care in ...
Background The distribution of pneumococcal serotypes implicated in non-invasive community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults is currently unknown. Methods A prospective observational cohort study was ...