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Airwaves

Highlights from this issue (15 October, 2013) Free
Andrew Bush, Ian Pavord

Editorials

Pneumonia classification and healthcare-associated pneumonia: a new avenue or just a cul-de-sac? (3 September, 2013)
Mark Woodhead
Xpert MTB/RIF and pulmonary tuberculosis: time to delve deeper? (4 July, 2013)
Lancelot M Pinto, Zarir F Udwadia
Cytisine and the failure to market and regulate for human health (1 August, 2013)
Paul Aveyard, Robert West

Respiratory infection

Original article: The role of vitamin D supplementation in the risk of developing pneumonia: three independent case–control studies (26 July, 2013)
Hilde H F Remmelts, Simone M C Spoorenberg, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert, Willem Jan W Bos, Mark C H de Groot, Ewoudt M W van de Garde
Original article: Multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients coming from the community with pneumonia: a European perspective (17 June, 2013)
Stefano Aliberti, Catia Cilloniz, James D Chalmers, Anna Maria Zanaboni, Roberto Cosentini, Paolo Tarsia, Alberto Pesci, Francesco Blasi, Antoni Torres
Original article: Community-acquired pneumonia in Chile: the clinical relevance in the detection of viruses and atypical bacteria (19 June, 2013)
Vivian Luchsinger, Mauricio Ruiz, Enna Zunino, María Angélica Martínez, Clarisse Machado, Pedro A Piedra, Rodrigo Fasce, María Teresa Ulloa, Maria Cristina Fink, Pamela Lara, Mónica Gebauer, Fernando Chávez, Luis F Avendaño
Original article: Microbial aetiology of healthcare associated pneumonia in Spain: a prospective, multicentre, case–control study (15 October, 2013) Free
Eva Polverino, Antoni Torres, Rosario Menendez, Catia Cillóniz, Jose Manuel Valles, Alberto Capelastegui, M Angeles Marcos, Inmaculada Alfageme, Rafael Zalacain, Jordi Almirall, Luis Molinos, Salvador Bello, Felipe Rodríguez, Josep Blanquer, Antonio Dorado, Noelia Llevat, Jordi Rello, HCAP Study investigators

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Original article: The five-repetition sit-to-stand test as a functional outcome measure in COPD (19 June, 2013)
Sarah E Jones, Samantha S C Kon, Jane L Canavan, Mehul S Patel, Amy L Clark, Claire M Nolan, Michael I Polkey, William D-C Man

Epidemiology

Original article: Combined effects of parental and active smoking on early lung function deficits: a prospective study from birth to age 26 years (11 July, 2013)
Stefano Guerra, Debra A Stern, Muhan Zhou, Duane L Sherrill, Anne L Wright, Wayne J Morgan, Fernando D Martinez
Original article: Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD and the risk of serious pneumonia (15 October, 2013)
Samy Suissa, Valérie Patenaude, Francesco Lapi, Pierre Ernst

Smoking cessation update

Original article: Efficacy of cytisine in helping smokers quit: systematic review and meta-analysis (12 February, 2013)
Peter Hajek, Hayden McRobbie, Katie Myers

Tuberculosis

Original article: Accuracy and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce tuberculosis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (29 June, 2013)
Grant Theron, Jonny Peter, Richard Meldau, Hoosain Khalfey, Phindile Gina, Brian Matinyena, Laura Lenders, Gregory Calligaro, Brian Allwood, Gregory Symons, Ureshnie Govender, Mashiko Setshedi, Keertan Dheda

Reviews

Pneumonia in low and middle income countries: progress and challenges (16 August, 2013)
H J Zar, S A Madhi, S J Aston, S B Gordon
Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Europe: a literature review (15 October, 2013)
Antoni Torres, Willy E Peetermans, Giovanni Viegi, Francesco Blasi

Research letter

Limited generalisability of UPLIFT findings to clinical practice (6 June, 2013)
Steven Walker, James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley

PostScript

Correspondence: Single versus combination antibiotic therapy in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (1 August, 2013)
M M van der Eerden, W G Boersma
Correspondence: Authors’ response: single versus combination antibiotic therapy in adults hospitalised with community acquired pneumonia (19 August, 2013)
C Rodrigo, W S Lim
Correspondence: An initiative offering free pneumococcal vaccination to victims of the Great East Japan earthquake (5 June, 2013)
Toshio Naito
Correspondence: The number needed to treat provides additional insight on the performance of detection points of asthma exacerbations in self-management plans (2 July, 2013)
Persijn J Honkoop, Jacob K Sont
Correspondence: The number needed to treat provides additional insight on the performance of detection points of asthma exacerbations in self-management plans: authors’ response on behalf of the BIOAIR consortium (22 June, 2013)
Maciej Kupczyk, Sven-Erik Dahlen
Correspondence: Significance of halo, reversed halo and air crescent signs in lymphomatoid granulomatosis and pulmonary fungal infections (9 May, 2013)
Narat Srivali, Nitipong Permpalung, Nischala Ammannagari, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Edward F Bischof

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Audit, research and guideline update: Low concordance with HIV testing guidelines in a retrospective review of intensive care practice (7 March, 2013)
Mark Christopher Dodd, Paul J Collini, David H Dockrell
Audit, research and guideline update: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIB clinical trial of repeated application of gene therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis (22 March, 2013)
Eric W F W Alton, A Christopher Boyd, Seng H Cheng, Steve Cunningham, Jane C Davies, Deborah R Gill, Uta Griesenbach, Tracy Higgins, Stephen C Hyde, J Alastair Innes, Gordon D Murray, David J Porteous

Pulmonary puzzles

Pulmonary puzzles: Cavitating pulmonary nodules growing in a favourable medium (18 May, 2013)
Cristiano Carbonelli, Francesca Prati, Edoardo Carretto, Alberto Cavazza, Lucia Spaggiari, Giacomo Magnani

Case based discussions

Case based discussions: Tuberculosis during TNF-α inhibitor therapy, despite screening (18 April, 2013)
Regina W Hofland, Steven F T Thijsen, Marc A M T Verhagen, Yolande Schenk, Ailko W J Bossink

Images in thorax

Images in thorax: Leonardo da Vinci and the first portrayal of pectus excavatum (6 February, 2013)
Hutan Ashrafian

Journal club summaries

Journal club summaries: November Journal club summaries (15 October, 2013)
Simon Rolin

Miscellanea

Journal club: Fluticasone/salmeterol is associated with a higher risk of pneumonia and pneumonia related events in comparison with budesonide/formoterol in patients with COPD (1 August, 2013)
Avais Jabbar
Journal club: Economic evaluation of a pneumococcal vaccine in a high-risk population (14 March, 2013)
Sushil Agarwal

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November 2013 - Volume 68 - 11

Airwaves

Editorials

Respiratory infection

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Epidemiology

Smoking cessation update

Tuberculosis

Reviews

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Pulmonary puzzles

Case based discussions

Images in thorax

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

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Table of contents

November 2013 - Volume 68 - 11

Airwaves

Editorials

Respiratory infection

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Epidemiology

Smoking cessation update

Tuberculosis

Reviews

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Pulmonary puzzles

Case based discussions

Images in thorax

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

Issue Information