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Original Article

• COPD

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    Sputum purulence-guided antibiotic use in hospitalised patients with exacerbations of COPD

    Néstor Soler, Mariano Esperatti, Santiago Ewig, Arturo Huerta, Carlos Agustí, Antoni Torres

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1344-1353; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00150211 Published 30 November 2012

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    Decreased cerebrovascular response to CO₂ in post-menopausal females with COPD: role of oxidative stress

    Sara E. Hartmann, Vincent Pialoux, Richard Leigh, Marc J. Poulin

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1354-1361; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197211 Published 30 November 2012
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    Extracellular matrix composition in COPD

    Raquel Annoni, Tatiana Lanças, Ryan Yukimatsu Tanigawa, Marcus de Medeiros Matsushita, Sandra de Morais Fernezlian, Andreina Bruno, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, Peter J. Roughley, Salvatore Battaglia, Marisa Dolhnikoff, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Peter J. Sterk, Klaus F. Rabe, Thais Mauad

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1362-1373; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00192611 Published 30 November 2012

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• Asthma

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    High-altitude treatment in atopic and nonatopic patients with severe asthma

    Lucia H. Rijssenbeek-Nouwens, Karin B. Fieten, Adriaan O. Bron, Simone Hashimoto, Elisabeth H. Bel, Els J. Weersink

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1374-1380; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00195211 Published 30 November 2012
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    Domestic use of cleaning sprays and asthma activity in females

    Nicole Le Moual, Raphaelle Varraso, Valérie Siroux, Orianne Dumas, Rachel Nadif, Isabelle Pin, Jan-Paul Zock, Francine Kauffmann on behalf of the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1381-1389; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197611 Published 30 November 2012

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• Cystic Fibrosis

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    Improvement of defective cystic fibrosis airway epithelial wound repair after CFTR rescue

    Nguyen Thu Ngan Trinh, Olivier Bardou, Anik Privé, Emilie Maillé, Damien Adam, Sarah Lingée, Pasquale Ferraro, Martin-Yvon Desrosiers, Christelle Coraux, Emmanuelle Brochiero

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1390-1400; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00221711 Published 30 November 2012

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• Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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    Acetazolamide and chronic hypoxia: effects on haemorheology and pulmonary haemodynamics

    Aurélien Pichon, Philippe Connes, Patricia Quidu, Dominique Marchant, Julien Brunet, Bernard I. Levy, José Vilar, Innocent Safeukui, Florence Cymbalista, Maxime Maignan, Jean-Paul Richalet, Fabrice Favret

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1401-1409; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00216011 Published 30 November 2012
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    Exercise testing to predict outcome in idiopathic versus associated pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Gaël Deboeck, Cristina Scoditti, Sandrine Huez, Jean-Luc Vachiéry, Michel Lamotte, Linda Sharples, Christian Melot, Robert Naeije

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1410-1419; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00217911 Published 30 November 2012
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    Dehydroepiandrosterone reverses chronic hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced right ventricular dysfunction in rats

    Eric Dumas de La Roque, Nadège Bellance, Rodrigue Rossignol, Hugues Begueret, Marie Billaud, Pierre Dos Santos, Thomas Ducret, Roger Marthan, Diana Dahan, David Ramos-Barbón, Óscar Amor-Carro, Jean-Pierre Savineau, Michael Fayon

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1420-1429; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011511 Published 30 November 2012

• Tuberculosis

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    Efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid containing regimens in treating MDR-TB and XDR-TB: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Giovanni Sotgiu, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Jan-William C. Alffenaar, Holly A. Anger, Jose A. Caminero, Paolo Castiglia, Saverio De Lorenzo, Giovanni Ferrara, Won-Jung Koh, Giesela F. Schecter, Tae S. Shim, Rupak Singla, Alena Skrahina, Antonio Spanevello, Zarir F. Udwadia, Miquel Villar, Elisabetta Zampogna, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Alimuddin Zumla, Giovanni Battista Migliori

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1430-1442; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00022912 Published 30 November 2012
  • Open Access

    Role of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assay in screening new immigrants for tuberculosis infection

    Christiaan Mulder, Henk van Deutekom, Erik M. Huisman, Sophie Toumanian, Ben F.P.J. Koster, Wieneke Meijer-Veldman, Joke H. van Loenhout-Rooyackers, Milo Appel, Sandra M. Arend, Martien W. Borgdorff, Frank van Leth

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1443-1449; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00010612 Published 30 November 2012

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    Increased frequencies of pulmonary regulatory T-cells in latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Christian Herzmann, Martin Ernst, Stefan Ehlers, Steffen Stenger, Jeroen Maertzdorf, Giovanni Sotgiu, Christoph Lange

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1450-1457; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00214611 Published 30 November 2012

• Respiratory Infections

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    Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 in human lung tissue

    Kolja V. Szymanski, Mario Toennies, Anne Becher, Diana Fatykhova, Philippe D. N'Guessan, Birgitt Gutbier, Frederick Klauschen, Frank Neuschaefer-Rube, Paul Schneider, Jens Rueckert, Jens Neudecker, Torsten T. Bauer, Klaus Dalhoff, Daniel Drömann, Achim D. Gruber, Olivia Kershaw, Bettina Temmesfeld-Wollbrueck, Norbert Suttorp, Stefan Hippenstiel, Andreas C. Hocke

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1458-1467; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00186911 Published 30 November 2012

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• Alveolar Proteinosis

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    Wash-out kinetics and efficacy of a modified lavage technique for alveolar proteinosis

    Francesco Bonella, Peter C. Bauer, Matthias Griese, Thomas E. Wessendorf, Josune Guzman, Ulrich Costabel

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1468-1474; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00017612 Published 30 November 2012

• Pulmonary Fibrosis

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    A neutrophil elastase inhibitor prevents bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice

    Akihiro Takemasa, Yoshiki Ishii, Takeshi Fukuda

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1475-1482; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00127011 Published 30 November 2012

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• Tracheobronchial Stenosis

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    Double Y-stenting for tracheobronchial stenosis

    Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1483-1488; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00015012 Published 30 November 2012

• Lung Cancer

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    Effect of autoimmune diseases on risk and survival in histology-specific lung cancer

    Kari Hemminki, Xiangdong Liu, Jianguang Ji, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1489-1495; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00222911 Published 30 November 2012

• Thoracic Surgery

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    Thoracoscore fails to predict complications following elective lung resection

    Amy Bradley, Andrea Marshall, Mahmoud Abdelaziz, Khalid Hussain, Paula Agostini, Ehab Bishay, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Pala Rajesh, Janet Dunn, Babu Naidu

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1496-1501; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00218111 Published 30 November 2012

• Paediatric Lung Disease

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    Paediatric patients with a tracheostomy: a multicentre epidemiological study

    Estela Pérez-Ruiz, Pilar Caro, Javier Pérez-Frías, Maria Cols, Isabel Barrio, Alba Torrent, Maria Ángeles García, Oscar Asensio, Maria Dolores Pastor, Carmen Luna, Javier Torres, Borja Osona, Antonio Salcedo, Amparo Escribano, Isidoro Cortell, Mirella Gaboli, Alfredo Valenzuela, Elena Álvarez, Rosa Velasco, Enrique García

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1502-1507; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00164611 Published 30 November 2012
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    Host response to mechanical ventilation for viral respiratory tract infection

    Marije P. Hennus, Riny Janssen, Jeroen L.A. Pennings, Hennie M. Hodemaekers, Debby Kruijsen, Nicolaas J. Jansen, Linde Meyaard, Adrianus J. van Vught, Louis J. Bont

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1508-1515; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00177111 Published 30 November 2012

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    Cord blood angiogenic progenitor cells are decreased in bronchopulmonary dysplasia

    Christopher D. Baker, Vivek Balasubramaniam, Peter M. Mourani, Marci K. Sontag, Claudine P. Black, Sharon L. Ryan, Steven H. Abman

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1516-1522; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00017312 Published 30 November 2012

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• Heart and Lung Interaction

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    Evaluation of upper airway patency during Cheyne–Stokes breathing in heart failure patients

    Vincent Jobin, Jordi Rigau, Josée Beauregard, Ramon Farre, Josep Monserrat, T. Douglas Bradley, R. John Kimoff

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1523-1530; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00060311 Published 30 November 2012

• Lung Function

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    Diagnosis-related deterioration of lung function after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

    Marjolein Spoel, Roxanne Laas, Saskia J. Gischler, Wim J.C. Hop, Dick Tibboel, Johan C. de Jongste, Hanneke Ijsselstijn

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1531-1537; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00189911 Published 30 November 2012

• Mechanisms of Lung Disease

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    CHRNA3 genotype, nicotine dependence, lung function and disease in the general population

    Diljit Kaur-Knudsen, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Stig E. Bojesen

    European Respiratory Journal 40 (6) 1538-1544; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176811 Published 30 November 2012

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