Table of contents

Original article

• Clinical diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia revisited: comparative validation using immediate post-mortem lung biopsies (1 October, 1999)

  Neus Fàbregas, Santiago Ewig, Antoni Torres, Mustafa El-Ebiary, Josep Ramirez, Jorge Puig de la Bellacasa, Torsten Bauer, Hernan Cabello
• A novel non-invasive technique for measuring the residual lung volume by nitrogen washout with rapid thoracoabdominal compression in infants (1 October, 1999)

  Mohy G Morris
• Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of localised pulmonary lesions: a meta-analysis (1 October, 1999)

  Yves Lacasse, Eric Wong, Gordon H Guyatt, Deborah J Cook
• Effects of inhaled fluticasone and oral prednisolone on clinical and inflammatory parameters in patients with asthma (1 October, 1999)

  R J Meijer, H A M Kerstjens, L R Arends, H F Kauffman, G H Koëter, D S Postma
• A six week double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study of the effect of misoprostol in the treatment of aspirin sensitive asthma (1 October, 1999)

  Wojciech Wasiak, Mirosław Szmidt
• Relationship between fetal growth and the development of asthma and atopy in childhood (1 October, 1999)

  Philip Leadbitter, Neil Pearce, Soo Cheng, Malcolm R Sears, M David Holdaway, Erin M Flannery, G Peter Herbison, Richard Beasley
• Increased levels of interleukin-16 in the airways of tobacco smokers: relationship with peripheral blood T lymphocytes (1 October, 1999)

  Martti Laan, Ingemar Qvarfordt, Gerdt C Riise, Bengt A Andersson, Sven Larsson, Anders Lindén
• Increased carbon monoxide in exhaled air of patients with cystic fibrosis (1 October, 1999)

  P Paredi, P L Shah, P Montuschi, P Sullivan, M E Hodson, S A Kharitonov, P J Barnes
• Interferon gamma for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusions (1 October, 1999)

  Somkiat Wongtim, Udomsak Silachamroon, Kiat Ruxrungtham, Visit Udompanich, Sakchai Limthongkul, Pradit Charoenlap, Chaivej Nuchprayoon