Women and tobaccoRespirology - Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang 123-130 - 2003
Judith Mackay, Amanda Amos
Abstract: Smoking prevalence is lower among women than men in most countries, yet there are about 200 million women in the world who smoke, and in addition, there are millions more who chew tobacco. Approximately 22% of women in developed countries and 9% of women in developing countries smoke, but because most women live in developing countries, there are numerical...... hiện toàn bộ
Histological diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases by cryo‐transbronchial biopsyRespirology - Tập 19 Số 5 - Trang 683-688 - 2014
Oren Fruchter, Ludmila Fridel, Bayya Abed El Raouf, Nader Abdel‐Rahman, Dror Rosengarten, Mordechai R. Kramer
AbstractBackground and objectiveThe gold standard for the histological diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) is an open lung biopsy (OLB). Tissue samples obtained by forceps transbronchial lung biopsi...... hiện toàn bộ
Interventional radiology of pleural diseasesRespirology - Tập 16 Số 3 - Trang 419-429 - 2011
Tahreema Matin, Fergus Gleeson
ABSTRACTImage‐guided pleural procedures are important in both the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Pleural aspiration, biopsy and drainage are all proven to be safer and more efficacious using image guidance. The aim of this article is to review common image‐guided pleural techniques and the evidence base for their application in clinical practice.
Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella longbeachae: Clinical features and outcomes of 107 cases from an endemic areaRespirology - Tập 21 Số 7 - Trang 1292-1299 - 2016
Heather Isenman, Stephen T. Chambers, Alan Pithie, Sharyn MacDonald, Justin M. Hegarty, Joanna L. Fenwick, Michael J. Maze, Sarah Metcalf, David R. Murdoch
AbstractBackground and objectiveLegionella longbeachae is a predominant cause of Legionnaires' disease in some parts of the world, particularly in Australasia. Clinical reports of L. longbeachae infection are limited to case reports or small case series, and culture‐confirmed c...... hiện toàn bộ
Heat shock response decreases endotoxin‐induced acute lung injury in ratsRespirology - Tập 4 Số 4 - Trang 325-330 - 1999
Younsuck Koh, Chae‐Man Lim, Mi Jung Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Sang‐Do Lee, Woo Sung Kim, Dong‐Soon Kim, Wondong Kim
Objective:Transient whole‐body hyperthermia was reported to reduce lung damage in a rat with intra‐abdominal sepsis produced by caecal perforation. Methodology: In order to determine the effect of heat shock response on acute lung injury induced by endotoxin, which plays a central role in the pathogenes...... hiện toàn bộ
Sputum zinc concentration and clinical outcome in older asthmaticsRespirology - Tập 16 Số 3 - Trang 459-466 - 2011
Lata Jayaram, Sanjeev Chunilal, Sandy Pickering, Richard E. Ruffin, Peter D. Zalewski
ABSTRACTBackground and objective: Mouse models of asthma show that zinc deficiency is associated with airway inflammation (AI), which is attenuated by zinc supplements. Whether zinc has a similar role in the human airway remains controversial, with studies demonstrating both high and low plasma zinc concentrations [Zn] in asthmatic patients ...... hiện toàn bộ