Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity,
mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic Society (…

This review is the synthesis of a working group on mild asthma. Mild asthma includes
intermittent and persistent mild asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) …

This review is the summary of a workshop on small airways disease, which took place in
Porquerolles, France in November 2011. The purpose of this workshop was to review the …

Background Tiotropium delivered at a dose of 5 μg with the Respimat inhaler showed efficacy
similar to that of 18 μg of tiotropium delivered with the HandiHaler inhalation device in …

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-derived (MALT) lymphoma, a low grade B-cell extranodal
lymphoma, is the most frequent subset of primary pulmonary lymphoma. Our objective …

This randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, 1-yr study compared the effect of tiotropium
18 µg once daily (n = 500) and placebo (n = 510) on exacerbations, associated health …

… One patient receiving a low-dose regimen of corticosteroids (10 mg/d) between the first and
… The patient receiving a low-dose regimen of corticosteroids (10 mg/d) between the first and …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most frequent fungus found in the sputum of cystic fibrosis (CF)
subjects. Itraconazole is prescribed for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) or …

… Daniel J Dusser1,*, … 2 Laboratoire d’Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Européen Georges
Pompidou, … DM received educational grants from Association Cardif and Fonds d’Etude et de …

Background The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in cystic
fibrosis (CF) patients has increased and MRSA seems to be associated with a poorer …