Among patients attending specialist cough clinics there is an excess of females, but the
reason for this sex difference is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the sensitivity of the …

Chronic cough is a common and distressing symptom. A novel algorithm has been developed
for the management of chronic cough, in which an assessment of clinical probability of …

Background: It has been proposed that the pH of airway lining fluid may regulate the fractional
exhaled concentration of nitric oxide (Fe NO ) in respiratory disease. Methods: Fe NO , …

Background HIV infection is a major risk factor for pneumococcal disease in industrialised
countries. Although both are common infections in sub-Saharan Africa, few studies have …

Background: Patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
were randomised to either hospital at home (HaH) or inpatient management, and …

Background and aims Chronic cough is a common symptom the aetiology of which can be
challenging to diagnose. Diagnostic protocols for chronic cough have required the use of …

Objectives: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HIV-related
tuberculosis in a female cohort, and to investigate the relative importance of recently transmitted …

… Ojoo, … Gilks CF, Ojoo SA, Ojoo JC, et al. Invasive pneumococcal disease in a antibody
activity in adults vaccinated with a 23-valent polysaccharide …

We read with interest the study by HELLINCKX et al.[1], comparing the techniques of impulse
oscillation, forced oscillation and body plethysmography. The impulse oscillation system (…

A 15-year-old boy presented in December, 1999, with a two-year history of cough which was
so disruptive that he was asked not to attend school, and had became socially isolated. His …