Given the nonspecific nature of its early symptoms and signs, pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH) is often diagnosed in its advanced stages. Although clinical assessment is essential …

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression
in the whole chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population and in subgroups …

In order to evaluate the role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in
reactive airway disease, 71 children aged 2-14 yrs with an acute episode of wheezing and 80 …

In order to evaluate the role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae, we
studied 613 children aged 2–14 years who were hospitalized for community-acquired lower …

… Across organisms, pretreatment minimum inhibitory concentration for 90% of isolates (MIC
90 ) ranged from 0.11 to 8 mg/L for moxifloxacin and 0.25 to 256.00 mg/L for comparator. With …

Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR, is a frequent causative agent of acute respiratory
disease. We assessed the incidence and prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infections in …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by chronic
inflammation of the respiratory tract. Methods: We investigated the presence of interleukin-6 (IL-…

We evaluated comorbidity, hospitalization, and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), with special attention to risk factors for frequent hospitalizations (more than …

… in the same way starting with 2 l of the first amplificate. This … DNA was amplified in 50-l
volumes containing 200 M each … the same way starting with 2 l of the first amplification product…

… in morning PEF of 20 L/min with a standard deviation of 45 L/min. Retrospectively, we found
that the effect size was 15 L/min with a standard deviation of approximately 50 L/min. Using …