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Global, regional, and national burden of asthma and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Respiratory Research, 2023
Background The burden of asthma in terms of premature death or reduced quality of life remains a huge issue. It is of great importance to evaluate asthma burden geographically and time trends from 1990 to 2019 and to assess the contributions of age ...
Zhufeng Wang, Yun Li, Yi Gao, Yu Fu, Junfeng Lin, Xuedong Lei, Jinping Zheng, Mei Jiang   +7 more
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High-dose N-acetylcysteine for long-term, regular treatment of early-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (GOLD I–II): study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial in China

Trials, 2020
Introduction The presence of increased oxidative stress and airway inflammation has been proven in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Heshen Tian, Yumin Zhou, Longhui Tang, Fan Wu, Zhishan Deng, Bijia Lin, Peiyu Huang, Shaodan Wei, Dongxing Zhao, Jingping Zheng, Nanshan Zhong, Pixin Ran   +11 more
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High-throughput next-generation sequencing for identifying pathogens during early-stage post-lung transplantation

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background High-throughput next-generation sequencing (HT-NGS) has the potential to detect a large variety of pathogens; however, the application of HT-NGS in lung transplant (LTx) recipients remains limited.
Qiao-yan Lian, Ao Chen, Jian-heng Zhang, Wei-jie Guan, Xin Xu, Bing Wei, Dan-xia Huang, Jian-xing He, Chun-rong Ju   +8 more
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Incidence of viral respiratory infections in a prospective cohort of outpatient and hospitalized children aged ≤5 years and its associated cost in Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Although information about the incidence of viral respiratory illnesses and their associated cost can help health officials explore the value of interventions, data are limited from middle-income countries.
Azziz Baumgartner, Eduardo, Carballal, Guadalupe, Durand, Lizette O., Echavarría, Marcela Silvia, Ekstrom, Jorge, Marcone, Débora Natalia, Vidaurreta, Santiago Manuel   +6 more
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Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analysis

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background The role of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) remains unclear.
Shanshan Zha, Jianyi Niu, Zhenfeng He, Wei Fu, Qiaoyun Huang, Lili Guan, Luqian Zhou, Rongchang Chen   +7 more
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Obesity and respiratory diseases [PDF]

Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2008
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. In addition, obesity is now recognized as an important risk factor in the development of several respiratory diseases.
Gulshan Sharma, A. T. Murugan
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The Adolescent with Respiratory Disease [PDF]

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 2000
L'article fait le point sur les maladies respiratoires chez l'adolescent. Caracteristiques, symptomes, et diagnostics concernant les maladies les plus frequemment observees et leurs causes.
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A cohort study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in older people, performed using the United Kingdom general practice research database.

, 2004
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of influenza vaccination against hospitalization and death can only ethically be assessed in observational studies. A concern is that individuals who are vaccinated are healthier than individuals who are not vaccinated ...
Cumberland, Phillippa, Cutts, Felicity T, Hall, Andrew J, Hodgson, Cathy R, Mangtani, Punam, Roberts, Jennifer A   +5 more
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Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Occupational Respiratory Diseases [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a well-recognized treatment option in chronic obstructive lung disease improving exercise performance, respiratory symptoms and quality of life.
Jörres, Rudolf A., Kellberger, Jessica, Kotschy-Lang, Nicola, Nowak, Dennis, Ochmann, Uta, Raab, Wolfgang   +5 more
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Comparison of diagnostic efficiency of detecting IgG and IgE with immunoassay method in diagnosing ABPA: a meta-analysis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background Hitherto, the bulk of diagnostic criteria regards Aspergillus-specific immunoglobulin E as a key item, and regard IgG as an auxiliary method in diagnose.
Anlin Liu, Wushu Chen, Yining Wei, Jinkai Liang, Shuhong Liao, Yijun Chen, Yongming Li, Xidong Wang, Weisi Chen, Ye Qiu, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye   +11 more
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