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Molecular epidemiology and risk factors of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infec...
Abstract Background Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is an important opportunistic pathogen that can be isolated in hospitals. With the abuse of broad spectrum... -
Lung function reductions associated with motor vehicle density in chronic obs...
Abstract Background Motor vehicle-related air pollution can potentially impair lung function. The effect of pollution in people with compromised pulmonary function such as in... -
Protocol for the Wessex AsThma CoHort of difficult asthma (WATCH): a pragmati...
Abstract Background Asthma is now widely recognised to be a heterogeneous disease. The last two decades have seen the identification of a number of biological targets and... -
Additional file 5 of Effectiveness of long-term using statins in COPD – a net...
Forest plot showing effect of statins on IL-6 in COPD patients. (TIF 29566 kb) -
No.29 TB patient's microbiome (Group A)
Group A means the microbiome from lesion-free lung lobe; Group B means the microbiome from lesion-forming lung lobe; Group H means the microbiome from healthy individuals. -
Healthcare workersâ views on the use of continuous positive airway pressure (...
Abstract Background Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a form of non-invasive ventilatory support which is increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries to... -
International severe asthma registry (ISAR): protocol for a global registry
Abstract Background Severe asthma exerts a disproportionately heavy burden on patients and health care. Due to the heterogeneity of the severe asthma population, many patients... -
Associations between asthma, overweight and physical activity in children: a ...
Abstract Background Asthma and obesity are highly prevalent in children, and are interrelated resulting in a difficult-to-treat asthma-obesity phenotype. The exact underlying... -
Additional file 3: of Higher PEEP improves outcomes in ARDS patients with cli...
Figure S2. funnel plot of high PEEP effect on hospital mortality while the PEEP level of patients in low PEEP group was different. (PNG 44 kb) -
Serum periostin does not reflect type 2-driven inflammation in COPD
Abstract Although Th2 driven inflammation is present in COPD, it is not clearly elucidated which COPD patients are affected. Since periostin is associated with Th2 driven... -
Evaluating the feasibility of implementing a Telesleep pilot program using tw...
Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can negatively impact patients’ health status and outcomes. Positive airway pressure (PAP) reverses airway obstruction and may... -
Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in ad...
Abstract Background Although pre-puberty asthma is more prevalent in males, after puberty through middle-age, asthma is more prevalent in females. The surge of sex hormones with... -
Melatonin receptor agonist protects against acute lung injury induced by vent...
Abstract Background It is well known that ventilation with high volume or pressure may damage healthy lungs or worsen injured lungs. Melatonin has been reported to be effective... -
Additional file 4 of Sonic hedgehog signalling as a potential endobronchial b...
Additional file 4: Figure S1. Heterogeneous Gli2 localization pattern in airway progenitor basal cells from COPD patients. Representative micrograph showing a Region Of Interest... -
Additional file 3: Table S7. of Identifying global expression patterns and ke...
Association of C1orf116 expression in lung and prostate cancer patients. (XLSX 9 kb) -
Metabolic engineering of indole pyruvic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli...
Abstract Background Indole pyruvic acid (IPA) is a versatile platform intermediate and building block for a number of high-value products in the pharmaceutical and food... -
No.1 TB patient's microbiome (Group A)
Group A means the microbiome from lesion-free lung lobe; Group B means the microbiome from lesion-forming lung lobe; Group H means the microbiome from healthy individuals. -
Impact of radiologically stratified exacerbations: insights into pneumonia ae...
Abstract Background COPD patients have increased risk of developing pneumonia, which is associated with poor outcomes. It can be symptomatically indistinguishable from... -
Smoking related lung cancer mortality by education and sex in Norway
Smoking related lung cancer mortality by education and sex in Norway -
A pilot study of improvised CPAP (iCPAP) via face mask for the treatment of a...
Abstract Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a mode of non-invasive ventilation used to treat a variety of respiratory conditions in the emergency...
