Year in review 2011: Respiratory infections, tuberculosis, pleural diseases, bronchoscopic intervention and imaging

High Incidence of Hospital Admissions With Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Among South African Health Care Workers

(2013) Max R. O'Donnell et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Anterior Versus Lateral Needle Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax: Comparison by Computed Tomography Chest Wall Measurement

(2011) Leon D. Sanchez et al.   ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Colchicine prevents early postoperative pericardial and pleural effusions

(2011) Massimo Imazio et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

High Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Inadequate Case Finding in Rural Western Kenya

(2011) Anna H. van't Hoog et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Utilization of B-type natriuretic peptide and NT-proBNP in the diagnosis of pleural effusions due to heart failure

(2011) José M Porcel   CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE

Efficacy of pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions in breast cancer patients

(2011) T. Hirata et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Computed tomography measurements of parapneumonic effusion indicative of thoracentesis

(2011) B. K. Moffett et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Predictive factors, microbiology and outcome of patients with parapneumonic effusion

(2011) M. Falguera et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Clinical diagnostic utility of adenosine deaminase, interferon-γ, interferon-γ–induced protein of 10 kDa, and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 levels in tuberculous pleural effusions

(2011) Hongxiu Wang et al.   HEART & LUNG

Human genetic susceptibility to intracellular pathogens

(2011) Fredrik O. Vannberg et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

High sensitivity of chest radiograph reading by clinical officers in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

(2011) A.H. van't Hoog et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

Impact of aMycobacterium tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for a rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

(2011) C. Jafari et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

(2011) Taraz Samandari et al.   LANCET

Tests for prediction of active tuberculosis

(2011) Chi Chiu Leung   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Predictive value of interferon-γ release assays for incident active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2011) Molebogeng X Rangaka et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Tumor Type Influences the Effectiveness of Pleurodesis in Malignant Effusions

(2011) Silvia Bielsa et al.   LUNG

New Regimens to Prevent Tuberculosis in Adults with HIV Infection

(2011) Neil A. Martinson et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Primary Isoniazid Prophylaxis against Tuberculosis in HIV-Exposed Children

(2011) Shabir A. Madhi et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Intrapleural Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and DNase in Pleural Infection

(2011) Najib M. Rahman et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A Strong Tuberculin Reaction in Primary School Children Predicts Tuberculosis in Adolescence

(2011) Chi Chiu Leung et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Beyond talc pleurodesis: Do we really need new methods?

(2011) Ioannis Kalomenidis   RESPIROLOGY

Prognostic value of dynamic soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

(2011) CHIEN-LIANG WU et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Detection of microorganisms in exhaled breath condensate during acute exacerbations of COPD

(2011) TETYANA ZAKHARKINA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Diaphragm and peripheral muscle thickness on ultrasound: Intra-rater reliability and variability of a methodology using non-standard recumbent positions

(2011) CLAIRE E. BALDWIN et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical features of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) in a Japanese community hospital: Comparisons among nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP), HCAP other than NHAP, and community-acquired pneumonia

(2011) KENJI UMEKI et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Oesophageal applications of the convex curvilinear ultrasound bronchoscope; an illustrative case series

(2011) WISSAM ABOUZGHEIB et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Risk factors associated with fluoroquinolone-resistant tuberculosis in a Beijing tuberculosis referral hospital

(2011) CUI HUA LIU et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Factors predicting outcome following airway stenting for post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis

(2011) SO YEON LIM et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Plasma neutrophil elastase correlates with pulmonary vascular permeability: A prospective observational study in patients with pneumonia

(2011) TAKASHI TAGAMI et al.   RESPIROLOGY

A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of cosmetic talc compared with iodopovidone for chemical pleurodesis

(2011) RITESH AGARWAL et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Low-dose hydrocortisone treatment for patients with septic shock: A pilot study comparing 3 days with 7 days

(2011) JIN WON HUH et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Performance characteristics and predictors of yield from transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions

(2011) ROCCO TRISOLINI et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia: A clinical audit

(2011) RAJESH THOMAS et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Prognostic value of dual-time-point 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis

(2011) YUKIHIRO UMEDA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of pleural effusions due to heart failure

(2011) FELIPE C.A. MARINHO et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Combination of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration with standard bronchoscopic techniques for the diagnosis of stage I and stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis

(2011) NEAL NAVANI et al.   RESPIROLOGY

A multicentre surveillance study on the characteristics, bacterial aetiologies and in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

(2011) DAVID S. HUI et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Vitamin D: Stronger lungs as well as stronger bones?

(2011) Samuel M. Brown et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Interventional radiology of pleural diseases

(2011) TAHREEMA N. MATIN et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Novel molecular imaging in lung and pleural diseases

(2011) ROSLYN FRANCIS et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pleural controversy: Pleurodesis versus indwelling pleural catheters for malignant effusions

(2011) PAUL MACEACHERN et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Assessment and learning curve evaluation of endobronchial ultrasound skills following simulation and clinical training

(2011) DAVID R. STATHER et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pleural controversy: Closed needle pleural biopsy or thoracoscopy-Which first?

(2011) COENRAAD F.N. KOEGELENBERG et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Increasing antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizing children attending day-care centres in Singapore

(2011) SHAWN VASOO et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Procalcitonin guidance for reduction of antibiotic use in low-risk outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia

(2011) WEI LONG et al.   RESPIROLOGY

A prospective cohort study of healthcare visits and rehospitalizations after discharge of patients with community-acquired pneumonia

(2011) JORDI ADAMUZ et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Diagnostic accuracy of T-cell interferon-γ release assays in tuberculous pleurisy: A meta-analysis

(2011) QIONG ZHOU et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Lack of association between the P2X7 receptor A1513C polymorphism and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis: A meta-analysis

(2011) XIWEN WANG et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pandemic response lessons from influenza H1N1 2009 in Asia

(2011) DALE FISHER et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia

(2011) LEONG LEOW et al.   RESPIROLOGY

The efficacy of chest radiographs in detecting parapneumonic effusions

(2011) ANUPAMA G. BRIXEY et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical significance of normal chest radiographs among HIV-seropositive patients with suspected tuberculosis in Uganda

(2011) SAMUEL D. YOO et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Blood culture bottle culture of pleural fluid in pleural infection

(2011) S. M. Menzies et al.   THORAX

Optimal Positioning for Emergent Needle Thoracostomy: A Cadaver-Based Study

(2011) Kenji Inaba et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE

T-Spot.TBOutperforms Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease

(2010) Chi Chiu Leung et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Negative and Positive Predictive Value of a Whole-Blood Interferon-γ Release Assay for Developing Active Tuberculosis

(2010) Roland Diel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

An investigation of adequate volume for the diagnosis of malignancy in pleural fluids

(2010) S. C. Thomas et al.   CYTOPATHOLOGY

CISHand Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

(2010) Chiea C. Khor et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Pearls and myths in pleural fluid analysis

(2010) José M. PORCEL   RESPIROLOGY

Pilot randomized study comparing two techniques of airway anaesthesia during curvilinear probe endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy (CP-EBUS)

(2010) Hans J. LEE et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Long-term outcomes from bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using a bronchial prosthesis

(2010) Sakhee KOTECHA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Sodium cromoglycate and eformoterol attenuate sensitivity and reactivity to inhaled mannitol in subjects with bronchiectasis

(2010) Peter J. BRIFFA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Minimally invasive imaging method based on second harmonic generation and multiphoton excitation fluorescence in translational respiratory research

(2010) Thomas ABRAHAM et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Severe pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A infection: Are we ready to move on?

(2010) Diego López Mendoza et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comparison of Fcγ receptor expression on neutrophils with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of sepsis in critically ill patients

(2010) Kuo-Hsuan HSU et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Single photon emission computed tomography in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

(2010) Xavier SOLER et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Severe pandemic (H1N1)v influenza A infection: Report on the first deaths in Spain

(2010) Ignacio MARTIN-LOECHES et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comparison of 21-gauge and 22-gauge aspiration needle during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

(2010) Takahiro NAKAJIMA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Tracheal aspirate Gram stain has limited sensitivity and specificity for detecting Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Sodienye TETENTA et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Phenotyping airway disease with optical coherence tomography

(2010) Harvey O. COXSON et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Basic principles and current applications of lung ultrasonography in the intensive care unit

(2010) Konstantinos STEFANIDIS et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Triggering receptor (TREM-1) expressed on myeloid cells predicts bacteremia better than clinical variables in community-acquired pneumonia

(2010) Agustin RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Increased prevalence of primary drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients

(2010) Jung-Rern JIANG et al.   RESPIROLOGY

A hypothesis to phenotype COPD exacerbations by aetiology

(2010) Martin MacDONALD et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Laryngeal penetration and aspiration in individuals with stable COPD

(2010) Lydia CVEJIC et al.   RESPIROLOGY

The value of computed tomography scanning for the detection of coronary artery disease in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(2010) STEVEN D. NATHAN et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Efficacy of a 6-month versus 9-month Intermittent Treatment Regimen in HIV-infected Patients with Tuberculosis

(2009) Soumya Swaminathan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Newer fluoroquinolones for treating respiratory infection: do they mask tuberculosis?

(2009) K. C. Chang et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

The epidemiological fitness cost of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2009) F. Luciani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA