Bronchiectasis, a progressive chronic airway disease, is characterized by microbial colonization
and infection. We present an approach to the multi-biome that integrates bacterial, viral …

Persistent air-leak in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is not uncommon and
may present a management dilemma in those who are unfit or unwilling for surgery. Video-…

Background COVID-19 is a systemic viral infection which mainly targets the human respiratory
system with many secondary clinical manifestations especially affecting the hematopoietic …

We set out to determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
among obese Singapore school children and identify risk factors for OSAS. This study was …

Neisseria species are frequently identified in the bronchiectasis microbiome, but they are
regarded as respiratory commensals. Using a combination of human cohorts, next-generation …

Understanding the composition and clinical importance of the fungal mycobiome was recently
identified as a key topic in a “research priorities” consensus statement for bronchiectasis. …

Rationale: Long-term antibiotic use for managing chronic respiratory disease is increasing;
however, the role of the airway resistome and its relationship to host microbiomes remains …

Introduction The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) bacteriome associates with
disease severity, exacerbations and mortality. While COPD patients are susceptible to …

Introduction: We conducted a study to assess the impact of an asthma education programme
(AEP) on knowledge of asthma and medication, compliance to treatment and inhaler …

Aim We studied the diagnostic potential of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in malignant
pleural effusion. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients hospitalized with exudative …