Year in review 2015: Lung cancer, pleural diseases, respiratory infections, bronchiectasis and tuberculosis, bronchoscopic intervention and imaging

Emphysema is an independent risk factor for 5-year mortality in patients with bronchiectasis

(2016) Xinjun Tang et al.   Clinical Respiratory Journal

Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: A Poorly Defined Malignancy Profile

(2015) Guillaume Boddaert et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

TTF-1 and napsin A on cell blocks and supernatants of pleural fluids for labeling malignant effusions

(2015) José M. Porcel et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Use of non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce the transmission of influenza in adults: A systematic review

(2015) Sheree M.S. Smith et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Implementation of modern therapy approaches and research for non-small cell lung cancer in Japan

(2015) Yoichi Nakanishi   RESPIROLOGY

Lung cancer staging now and in the future

(2015) Chong-Kin Liam et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Sputum matrix metalloproteinase-8 and -9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in bronchiectasis: Clinical correlates and prognostic implications

(2015) Wei-jie Guan et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Aetiology and clinical characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis in a Chinese Han population: A prospective study

(2015) Qian Qi et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Impact of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial treatment on pulmonary function tests in patients with and without established obstructive lung disease

(2015) Mauli Mehta et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical characteristics of catamenial and non-catamenial thoracic endometriosis-related pneumothorax

(2015) Mizuki Fukuoka et al.   RESPIROLOGY

To eliminate tuberculosis, we must universally encourage treatment of its latent form

(2015) Dean E. Schraufnagel   RESPIROLOGY

MDT lung cancer care: Input from the Surgical Oncologist

(2015) Biniam Kidane et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comparison of in vivo probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy with histopathology in lung cancer: A move toward optical biopsy

(2015) Adam S. Wellikoff et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Prevalence of oropharyngeal antibiotic-resistant flora among residents of aged care facilities: a pilot study

(2015) Christopher D. Etherton-Beer et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Association between inhaler use and risk of haemoptysis in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

(2015) Eun Jin Jang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical efficacy of anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA test for diagnosingMycobacterium aviumcomplex infection in lung

(2015) Takanori Numata et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Possible role of anaerobes in the pathogenesis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection

(2015) Kei Yamasaki et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Update in lung cancer: Prologue to a modern review series

(2015) Nico van Zandwijk et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical impact of early bronchoscopy in mechanically ventilated patients with aspiration pneumonia

(2015) Hyun Woo Lee et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Grey scale texture analysis of endobronchial ultrasound mini probe images for prediction of benign or malignant aetiology

(2015) Phan Nguyen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Temsirolimus targets multiple hallmarks of cancer to impede mesothelioma growthin vivo

(2015) Maria Eleni Vazakidou et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Mycobacterium tuberculosisnucleic acid amplification tests reduce nosocomial tuberculosis exposure in intensive care units: A nationwide cohort study

(2015) Jann-Yuan Wang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Meetings: Improving the practice of radiation oncology and facing future challenges

(2015) Belinda A. Campbell et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Incidence of viral infection detected by PCR and real-time PCR in childhood community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis

(2015) Min Wang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

First you have to row a little boat

(2015) Jennifer R. Honda et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pleural empyema caused byKlebsiella oxytoca: A case series

(2015) Elizabeth Suthers et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Differentiating benign from malignant mediastinal lymph nodes visible at EBUS using grey-scale textural analysis

(2015) Anthony J. Edey et al.   RESPIROLOGY

The effectiveness of lung cancer MDT and the role of respiratory physicians

(2015) Charles N. Prabhakar et al.   RESPIROLOGY

T-Spot.TBoutperforms tuberculin skin test in predicting development of active tuberculosis among household contacts

(2015) Chi Chiu Leung et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Risk factors and antibiotic therapy inP. aeruginosacommunity-acquired pneumonia

(2015) Oriol Sibila et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Diagnostic evaluation for interventional bronchoscopists and radiologists in lung cancer practice

(2015) W.F. Eddie Lau et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Incidence and clinical predictors of endobronchial tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

(2015) Sung-Soo Jung et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Accuracy of PaO2/FiO2calculated from SpO2for severity assessment in ED patients with pneumonia

(2015) Francisco Sanz et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Hiatal hernias are correlated with increased severity of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

(2015) Melissa Jane McDonnell et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Epidemiologic link between tuberculosis and cigarette/biomass smoke exposure: Limitations despite the vast literature

(2015) Raju Bishwakarma et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Secreted mucins and airway bacterial colonization in non-CF bronchiectasis

(2015) Oriol Sibila et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Is COPD associated with increased mortality and morbidity in hospitalized pneumonia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2015) Hong-Li Jiang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Aetiology of bronchiectasis in Guangzhou, southern China

(2015) Wei-jie Guan et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pulmonary manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with disease activity

(2015) Omer S.B. Alamoudi et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Molecular targeted therapy in the treatment of advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

(2015) Nesaretnam Barr Kumarakulasinghe et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical features and survival of lung cancer patients with pleural effusions

(2015) Jose M. Porcel et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Etiologies and Outcomes of Pleural Effusions in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

(2015) Nattawan Palavutitotai et al.   JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Risk Assessment of Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients. A TBNET Study

(2014) Martina Sester et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Long-term Protection From Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in a Medium-Burden Tuberculosis Setting: The TB/HIV in Rio (THRio) Study

(2014) J. E. Golub et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Smoking adversely affects treatment response, outcome and relapse in tuberculosis

(2014) Chi C. Leung et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Interventional pulmonology: The tipping point

(2014) Fabien Maldonado et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in diffuse panbronchiolitis

(2014) Takahiro Tsuji et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comparison of objective criteria and expert visual interpretation to classify benign and malignant hilar and mediastinal nodes on 18-F FDG PET/CT

(2014) Phan Nguyen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Diagnostic role of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and effector molecules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in tuberculous pleural effusion

(2014) Chin-Chung Shu et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Variable agreement among experts regardingMycobacterium aviumcomplex lung disease

(2014) Theodore K. Marras et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Endobronchial ultrasound learning curve in interventional pulmonary fellows

(2014) David R. Stather et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical features of 280 hospitalized patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis in Japan

(2014) Wakae Hasegawa et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Pleuroscopic cryoprobe biopsies of the pleura: A feasibility and safety study

(2014) Rajesh Thomas et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube Test for latent tuberculosis in Thai HIV-infected adults

(2014) Thana Khawcharoenporn et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Long-term follow-up after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment with coils in patients with severe emphysema

(2014) Jorine E. Hartman et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical use of microRNAs as potential non-invasive biomarkers for detecting non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis

(2014) Huoqiang Wang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for diagnosis of sarcoidosis in clinically unselected study populations

(2014) Rocco Trisolini et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Prognostic Value of Bronchiectasis in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2013) Miguel-Angel Martínez-García et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Transmission of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a metropolitan city

(2012) Eric Chung Ching Leung et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Optical Differentiation Between Malignant and Benign Lymphadenopathy by Grey Scale Texture Analysis of Endobronchial Ultrasound Convex Probe Images

(2011) Phan Nguyen et al.   CHEST

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

British Thoracic Society guideline for non-CFbronchiectasis

(2010) M. C. Pasteur et al.   THORAX