AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (162 2)

REED E. DREWS and STEVEN E. WEINBERGER: Thrombocytopenic Disorders in Critically Ill Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 347-351. [Full text]

How It Really Happened:

ARTHUR B. DUBOIS: Airway Resistance; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 345-346. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Asthma and Airway Biology:

TAKAHIRO KOBAYASHI: Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Aggravates Nasal Allergic Reaction in Guinea Pigs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 352-356. [Abstract] [Full text]
JANICE L. ZIMMERMAN, PRESCOTT G. WOODRUFF, SUNDAY CLARK, and CARLOS A. CAMARGO, Jr.: Relation between Phase of Menstrual Cycle and Emergency Department Visits for Acute Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 512-515. [Abstract] [Full text]
PÄIVI L. PIIRILÄ, HENRIK NORDMAN, HELENA M. KESKINEN, RITVA LUUKKONEN, SUVI-PÄIVIKKI SALO, TIMO O. TUOMI, and MATTI TUPPURAINEN: Long-term Follow-up of Hexamethylene Diisocyanate-, Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate-, and Toluene Diisocyanate-induced Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 516-522. [Abstract] [Full text]
NOREEN R. HENIG, MOIRA L. AITKEN, MARK C. LIU, ALBERT S. YU, and WILLIAM R. HENDERSON, Jr.: Effect of Recombinant Human Platelet-activating Factor-Acetylhydrolase on Allergen-induced Asthmatic Responses; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 523-527. [Abstract] [Full text]
TORSTEN REINHEIMER, THORSTEN MÖHLIG, SACHA ZIMMERMANN, KARL-DIETER HÖHLE, and IGNAZ WESSLER: Muscarinic Control of Histamine Release from Airways . Inhibitory M1-receptors in Human Bronchi but Absence in Rat Trachea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 534-538. [Abstract] [Full text]
J. CHRISTIAN VIRCHOW, Jr., ANTJE PRASSE, IAN NAYA, LINDA SUMMERTON, ALLAN HARRIS, and The Zafirlukast Study Group: Zafirlukast Improves Asthma Control in Patients Receiving High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 578-585. [Abstract] [Full text]
ISABELLE TILLIE-LEBLOND, HAMIDA HAMMAD, SOPHIE DESURMONT, JÉRÔME PUGIN, BENOÎT WALLAERT, ANDRÉ-BERNARD TONNEL, and PHILIPPE GOSSET: CC Chemokines and Interleukin-5 in Bronchial Lavage Fluid from Patients with Status Asthmaticus . Potential Implication in Eosinophil Recruitment; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 586-592. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELEANOR SUMMERHILL, STEPHANIE A. LEAVITT, HEIDI GIDLEY, RODNEY PARRY, JULIAN SOLWAY, and CAROLE OBER: $beta$ ₂-Adrenergic Receptor Arg16/Arg16 Genotype Is Associated with Reduced Lung Function, but Not with Asthma, in the Hutterites; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 599-602. [Abstract] [Full text]
WILLIAM M. ABRAHAM, ALAN GILL, ASHFAQ AHMED, MAREK W. SIELCZAK, ISABEL T. LAUREDO, YELENA BOTINNIKOVA, KO-CHUNG LIN, BLAKE PEPINSKY, DIANE R. LEONE, ROY R. LOBB, and STEVEN P. ADAMS: A Small-Molecule, Tight-binding Inhibitor of the Integrin $alpha$ ₄ $beta$ ₁ Blocks Antigen-induced Airway Responses and Inflammation in Experimental Asthma in Sheep; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 603-611. [Abstract] [Full text]
TINA V. HARTERT, RYSZARD T. DWORSKI, BEVERLY G. MELLEN, JOHN A. OATES, JOHN J. MURRAY, and JAMES R. SHELLER: Prostaglandin E₂ Decreases Allergen-stimulated Release of Prostaglandin D₂ in Airways of Subjects with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 637-640. [Abstract] [Full text]
TONY R. BAI, JAMIE COOPER, TIM KOELMEYER, PETER D. PARÉ, and TRACEY D. WEIR: The Effect of Age and Duration of Disease on Airway Structure in Fatal Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 663-669. [Abstract] [Full text]
R. STOKES PEEBLES, Jr., RYSZARD DWORSKI, ROBERT D. COLLINS, KASIA JARZECKA, DAPHNE B. MITCHELL, BARNEY S. GRAHAM, and JAMES R. SHELLER: Cyclooxygenase Inhibition Increases Interleukin 5 and Interleukin 13 Production and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Allergic Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 676-681. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEAN-MARC HYVELIN, CÉCILE MARTIN, ETIENNE ROUX, ROGER MARTHAN, and JEAN-PIERRE SAVINEAU: Human Isolated Bronchial Smooth Muscle Contains Functional Ryanodine/Caffeine-sensitive Ca-Release Channels; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 687-694. [Abstract] [Full text]
BOUCHAIB LAMKHIOUED, EDUARDO A. GARCIA-ZEPEDA, SYLVIE ABI-YOUNES, HIDETOSHI NAKAMURA, SEAN JEDRZKIEWICZ, LUDWIG WAGNER, PAOLO M. RENZI, ZOULFIA ALLAKHVERDI, CRAIG LILLY, QUTAYBA HAMID, and ANDREW D. LUSTER: Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein (MCP)-4 Expression in the Airways of Patients with Asthma . Induction in Epithelial Cells and Mononuclear Cells by Proinflammatory Cytokines; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 723-732. [Abstract] [Full text]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

PAOLO PAREDI, SERGEI A. KHARITONOV, DAVID LEAK, SIMON WARD, DAVID CRAMER, and PETER J. BARNES: Exhaled Ethane, a Marker of Lipid Peroxidation, Is Elevated in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 369-373. [Abstract] [Full text]
ENRICO CLINI, GEORGE CREMONA, MARCO CAMPANA, CARLA SCOTTI, MARCO PAGANI, LUCA BIANCHI, AMERIGO GIORDANO, and NICOLINO AMBROSINO: Production of Endogenous Nitric Oxide in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Patients with Cor Pulmonale . Correlates with Echo-Doppler Assessment; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 446-450. [Abstract] [Full text]
J. ALBERTO NEDER, PAUL W. JONES, LUIZ E. NERY, and BRIAN J. WHIPP: Determinants of the Exercise Endurance Capacity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . The Power-Duration Relationship; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 497-504. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANNYCE S. MAYER, JAMES K. STOLLER, BECKI BUCHER BARTELSON, A. JAMES RUTTENBER, ROBERT A. SANDHAUS, and LEE S. NEWMAN: Occupational Exposure Risks in Individuals with PI*Z $alpha$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 553-558. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALAIN BOUSSUGES, CHRISTOPHE PINET, FLORENCE MOLENAT, HENRI BURNET, PIERRE AMBROSI, MONIQUE BADIER, JEAN-MARIE SAINTY, and JEAN OREHEK: Left Atrial and Ventricular Filling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . An Echocardiographic and Doppler Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 670-675. [Abstract] [Full text]
MASAKAZU ICHINOSE, HISATOSHI SUGIURA, SHUNSUKE YAMAGATA, AKIRA KOARAI, and KUNIO SHIRATO: Increase in Reactive Nitrogen Species Production in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 701-706. [Abstract] [Full text]

Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation:

DANIEL J. TSCHUMPERLIN, JANE OSWARI, and AND SUSAN S. MARGULIES: Deformation-Induced Injury of Alveolar Epithelial Cells . Effect of Frequency, Duration, and Amplitude; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 357-362. [Abstract] [Full text]
NICOLA ROSSI, GUIDO MUSCH, FABIO SANGALLI, MURIEL VERWEIJ, NICOLO PATRONITI, ROBERTO FUMAGALLI, and ANTONIO PESENTI: Reverse-Thrust Ventilation in Hypercapnic Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Acute Physiological Effects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 363-368. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBBERT H. LOPES CARDOZO, PAUL STEENDIJK, JAN BAAN, HENS A. A. BROUWERS, MAARTJE DE VROOMEN, and FRANK VAN BEL: Right Ventricular Function in Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Subsequent Partial Liquid Ventilation . Homeometric Autoregulation in the Right Ventricle of the Newborn Animal; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 374-379. [Abstract] [Full text]
LESLIE A. HOFFMAN, ADELAIDA M. MIRO, FREDERICK J. TASOTA, EDGAR DELGADO, THOMAS G. ZULLO, JOHN LUTZ, and MICHAEL R. PINSKY: Tracheal Gas Insufflation . Limits of Efficacy in Adults with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 387-392. [Abstract] [Full text]
JOHN G. LAFFEY, DOREEN ENGELBERTS, and BRIAN P. KAVANAGH: Injurious Effects of Hypocapnic Alkalosis in the Isolated Lung; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 399-405. [Abstract] [Full text]
JOHN P. KRESS, ARNON RUBIN, ANNE S. POHLMAN, and JESSE B. HALL: Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Denied Consideration for Liver Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 418-423. [Abstract] [Full text]
OLEG V. EVGENOV, OLAV HEVRØY, KATJA E. BREMNES, and LARS J. BJERTNAES: Effect of Aminoguanidine on Lung Fluid Filtration after Endotoxin in Awake Sheep; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 465-470. [Abstract] [Full text]
NINA SINGH, PAUL ROGERS, CHARLES W. ATWOOD, MARILYN M. WAGENER, and VICTOR L. YU: Short-course Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Intensive Care Unit . A Proposed Solution for Indiscriminate Antibiotic Prescription; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 505-511. [Abstract] [Full text]
SAIRAM PARTHASARATHY, AMAL JUBRAN, and MARTIN J. TOBIN: Assessment of Neural Inspiratory Time in Ventilator-supported Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 546-552. [Abstract] [Full text]
KAREN W. LU, H. WILLIAM TAEUSCH, BENGT ROBERTSON, JON GOERKE, and JOHN A. CLEMENTS: Polymer-Surfactant Treatment of Meconium-induced Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 623-628. [Abstract] [Full text]
YUJI FUJINO, SVEN GODDON, JEAN-DANIEL CHICHE, JONATHAN HROMI, and ROBERT M. KACMAREK: Partial Liquid Ventilation Ventilates Better than Gas Ventilation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 650-657. [Abstract] [Full text]
TAKATSUGU YAMADA, MICHIYOSHI HISANAGA, YOSHIYUKI NAKAJIMA, SHINYA MIZUNO, KUNIO MATSUMOTO, TOSHIKAZU NAKAMURA, and HIROSHIGE NAKANO: Enhanced Expression of Hepatocyte Growth Factor by Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Rat; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 707-715. [Abstract] [Full text]
IKU OKAMOTO, MASAYOSHI ABE, KAZUHIKO SHIBATA, NAOMI SHIMIZU, NORIYUKI SAKATA, TAKESHI KATSURAGI, and KEIICHI TANAKA: Evaluating the Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Using a Novel and Selective Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor in Septic Lung Injury Produced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 716-722. [Abstract] [Full text]

Interstitial Lung Disease:

ROMAIN LAZOR, ANDRÉ VANDEVENNE, ANTOINE PELLETIER, PASCAL LECLERC, ISABELLE COURT-FORTUNE, and JEAN-FRANÇOIS CORDIER: Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia . Characteristics of Relapses in a Series of 48 Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 571-577. [Abstract] [Full text]
HYE Y. CHO, JON A. HOTCHKISS, CATHERINE B. BENNETT, and JACK R. HARKEMA: Neutrophil-Dependent and Neutrophil-Independent Alterations in the Nasal Epithelium of Ozone-Exposed Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 629-636. [Abstract] [Full text]
TAKAYUKI KITAMURA, KANJI UCHIDA, NAOHIKO TANAKA, TOMOKO TSUCHIYA, JUNICHI WATANABE, YOSHITSUGU YAMADA, KAZUO HANAOKA, JOHN F. SEYMOUR, OTTO D. SCHOCH, IAN DOYLE, YOSHIKAZU INOUE, MITSUNORI SAKATANI, SHOJI KUDOH, ARATA AZUMA, TOSHIHIRO NUKIWA, TOMOYUKI TOMITA, MAKOTO KATAGIRI, AKIRA FUJITA, ATSUYUKI KURASHIMA, SHIRO KANEGASAKI, and KOH NAKATA: Serological Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 658-662. [Abstract] [Full text]
KAZUTETSU AOSHIBA, SHUJI YASUI, JUN TAMAOKI, and ATSUSHI NAGAI: The Fas/Fas-Ligand System Is Not Required for Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 695-700. [Abstract] [Full text]
PAUL E. WISNIOWSKI, ROBERT W. SPECH, MIN WU, NICHOLAS A. DOYLE, RAJAMOULI PASULA, and WILLIAM J. MARTIN, II: Vitronectin Protects Alveolar Macrophages from Silica Toxicity; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 733-739. [Abstract] [Full text]
MOIRA WHYTE, RICHARD HUBBARD, RICCARDO MELICONI, MICHELLE WHIDBORNE, VANESSA EATON, COLIN BINGLE, JANINE TIMMS, GORDON DUFF, ANDREA FACCHINI, ANGELA PACILLI, MARIO FABBRI, IAN HALL, JOHN BRITTON, IAN JOHNSTON, and FRANCESCO DI GIOVINE: Increased Risk of Fibrosing Alveolitis Associated with Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist and Tumor Necrosis Factor- $alpha$ Gene Polymorphisms; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 755-758. [Abstract] [Full text]

Neuromuscular Control of Breathing:

MARILYN L. MOY, J. WOODROW WEISS, DAVID SPARROW, ELLIOT ISRAEL, and RICHARD M. SCHWARTZSTEIN: Quality of Dyspnea in Bronchoconstriction Differs from External Resistive Loads; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 451-455. [Abstract] [Full text]
FADI AL-BILBEISI and F. DENNIS McCOOL: Diaphragm Recruitment during Nonrespiratory Activities; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 456-459. [Abstract] [Full text]
KIERAN J. KILLIAN, RICHARD WATSON, JOCELINE OTIS, TIMOTHY A. ST. AMAND, and PAUL M. O'BYRNE: Symptom Perception during Acute Bronchoconstriction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 490-496. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHING-YIN HO, QIHAI GU, JU-LUN HONG, and LU-YUAN LEE: Prostaglandin E₂ Enhances Chemical and Mechanical Sensitivities of Pulmonary C Fibers in the Rat; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 528-533. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Pulmonary Disease:

JÜRGEN SCHWARZE, GRZEGORZ CIESLEWICZ, ANTHONY JOETHAM, TOSHIHIDE IKEMURA, MIKA J. MÄKELÄ, AZZEDDINE DAKHAMA, LEONARD D. SHULTZ, MARINUS C. LAMERS, and ERWIN W. GELFAND: Critical Roles for Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-5 during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Development of Airway Hyperresponsiveness after Airway Sensitization; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 380-386. [Abstract] [Full text]
JONAS INGIMARSSON, ADALBJÖRN THORSTEINSSON, ANDERS LARSSON, and OLOF WERNER: Lung and Chest Wall Mechanics in Anesthetized Children . Influence of Body Position; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 412-417. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARY S. M. IP, EVA M. KARLBERG, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG, KEITH D. K. LUK, and JOHN C. Y. LEONG: Lung Function Reference Values in Chinese Children and Adolescents in Hong Kong . I. Spirometric Values and Comparison with Other Populations; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 424-429. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARY S. M. IP, EVA M. KARLBERG, KWOK-NING CHAN, JOHAN P. E. KARLBERG, KEITH D. K. LUK, and JOHN C. Y. LEONG: Lung Function Reference Values in Chinese Children and Adolescents in Hong Kong . II. Prediction Equations for Plethysmographic Lung Volumes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 430-435. [Abstract] [Full text]
GEORGE T. O'CONNOR, DAVID SPARROW, DEBORAH DEMOLLES, DOUGLAS DOCKERY, MARK RAIZENNE, MARTHA FAY, ROLAND H. INGRAM, Jr., and FRANK E. SPEIZER: Maximal and Partial Expiratory Flow Rates in a Population Sample of 10- to 11-yr-old Schoolchildren . Effect of Volume History and Relation to Asthma and Maternal Smoking; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 436-439. [Abstract] [Full text]
NIRANJAN KISSOON, LAURIE J. DUCKWORTH, KATHRYN V. BLAKE, SUZANNE P. MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER L. TAYLOR, and PHILIP E. SILKOFF: FE_NO: Relationship to Exhalation Rates and Online versus Bag Collection in Healthy Adolescents; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 539-545. [Abstract] [Full text]
MICHAEL MELLON, JEFFREY LEFLEIN, KAREN WALTON-BOWEN, MARIO CRUZ-RIVERA, SHERAHE FITZPATRICK, and JOSEPH A. SMITH: Comparable Efficacy of Administration with Face Mask or Mouthpiece of Nebulized Budesonide Inhalation Suspension for Infants and Young Children with Persistent Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 593-598. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

JED E. BLACK, CHRISTIAN GUILLEMINAULT, IAN M. COLRAIN, and OSCAR CARRILLO: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome . Central Electroencephalographic Power and Changes in Breathing Effort; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 406-411. [Abstract] [Full text]
DEBRA E. WEESE-MAYER, MICHAEL J. CORWIN, MARK R. PEUCKER, JULIANN M. DI FIORE, DAVID R. HUFFORD, LARRY R. TINSLEY, MICHAEL R. NEUMAN, RICHARD J. MARTIN, LEE J. BROOKS, SALLY L. DAVIDSON WARD, GEORGE LISTER, MARIAN WILLINGER, and The CHIME Study Group: Comparison of Apnea Identified by Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography with That Detected by End-tidal CO₂ or Thermistor; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 471-480. [Abstract] [Full text]
STEVEN A. SHEA, TOSHIKI AKAHOSHI, JILL K. EDWARDS, and DAVID P. WHITE: Influence of Chemoreceptor Stimuli on Genioglossal Response to Negative Pressure in Humans; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 559-565. [Abstract] [Full text]
RICHARD SCHULZ, SIAMAK MAHMOUDI, KATJA HATTAR, ULF SIBELIUS, HORST OLSCHEWSKI, KONSTANTIN MAYER, WERNER SEEGER, and FRIEDRICH GRIMMINGER: Enhanced Release of Superoxide from Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils in Obstructive Sleep Apnea . Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 566-570. [Abstract] [Full text]
GEORGES BETTEGA, JEAN-LOUIS PÉPIN, DAN VEALE, CHRYSTÈLE DESCHAUX, BERNARD RAPHAËL, and PATRICK LÉVY: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome . Fifty-one Consecutive Patients Treated by Maxillofacial Surgery; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 641-649. [Abstract] [Full text]
DANIEL Y. T. GOH, PATRICIA GALSTER, and CAROLE L. MARCUS: Sleep Architecture and Respiratory Disturbances in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 682-686. [Abstract] [Full text]
JOSEPH B. SCHELLENBERG, GREG MAISLIN, and RICHARD J. SCHWAB: Physical Findings and the Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea . The Importance of Oropharyngeal Structures; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 740-748. [Abstract] [Full text]

Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Infections:

J. RANDALL CURTIS, PAUL R. YARNOLD, DAVID N. SCHWARTZ, ROBERT A. WEINSTEIN, and CHARLES L. BENNETT: Improvements in Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Failure for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 393-398. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREW R. MOSS, JUDITH A. HAHN, JACQUELINE P. TULSKY, CHARLES L. DALEY, PETER M. SMALL, and PHILLIP C. HOPEWELL: Tuberculosis in the Homeless . A Prospective Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 460-464. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALAN F. BARKER, LESLIE COUCH, STANLEY B. FIEL, MARK H. GOTFRIED, JONATHAN ILOWITE, KEITH C. MEYER, ANNE O'DONNELL, STEVEN A. SAHN, LEWIS J. SMITH, JACK O. STEWART, TAMMY ABUAN, HEATHER TULLY, JILL VAN DALFSEN, CHARLES D. WELLS, and JOANNE QUAN: Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation Reduces Sputum Pseudomonas aeruginosa Density in Bronchiectasis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 481-485. [Abstract] [Full text]
NICOLE P. JUFFERMANS, ANNELIES VERBON, JOHN T. BELISLE, PRESTON J. HILL, PETER SPEELMAN, SANDER J. H. van DEVENTER, and TOM van der POLL: Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannan Induces an Inflammatory Response in the Mouse Lung . A Role for Interleukin-1; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 486-489. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALISON M. MORRIS, LAURENCE HUANG, PETER BACCHETTI, JOAN TURNER, PHILIP C. HOPEWELL, JEANNE M. WALLACE, PAUL A. KVALE, MARK J. ROSEN, JEFFREY GLASSROTH, LEE B. REICHMAN, JOHN D. STANSELL, and The Pulmonary Complications of HIV Infection Study Group: Permanent Declines in Pulmonary Function Following Pneumonia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Persons; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 612-616. [Abstract] [Full text]

Miscellaneous Topics:

NOAH LECHTZIN, HAYA R. RUBIN, MOLLIE JENCKES, PETER WHITE, Jr., LI-MING ZHOU, DAVID A. THOMPSON, and GREGORY B. DIETTE: Predictors of Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 440-445. [Abstract] [Full text]
NICHOLAS J. GROSS, MATTHEW KELLAM, JARED YOUNG, SUBBIAH KRISHNASAMY, and RAJIV DHAND: Separation of Alveolar Surfactant into Subtypes . A Comparison of Methods; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 617-622. [Abstract] [Full text]

CASE REPORTS:

MARIE-CHRISTINE AUBRY, JEFFREY L. MYERS, JAY H. RYU, ELIZABETH PETRI HENSKE, HELEN LOGGINIDOU, SYED M. JALAL, and HENRY D. TAZELAAR: Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a Man; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 749-752. [Abstract] [Full text]
CLAYTON T. COWL, UDAYA B. S. PRAKASH, P. SHAWN MITCHELL, and MICHAEL R. MIGDEN: Varicella-Zoster Virus Detection by Polymerase Chain Reaction Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 753-754. [Abstract] [Full text]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Lyle J. Palmer, Paul R. Burton, Catherine J. Holberg, and Fernando D. Martinez: FAMILIAL AGGREGATION AND SEGREGATION ANALYSIS OF EOSINOPHIL LEVELS; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 759-760. [Full text]
Ilona Guleva, Ulrike Seitzer, and Takashi Niimi: VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISM IN PATIENTS WITH SARCOIDOSIS; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 760-761. [Full text]
Paolo Navalesi, Alberto Pollini, M. Confalonieri, and G.U. Meduri: ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED EVALUATION OF NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 761-762. [Full text]

SUPPLEMENT: "Supplement: Measurement of Airway Inflammation in Young Children"

MIKE SILVERMAN, SOREN PEDERSEN, and JONATHAN GRIGG: Introduction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S1. [Full text]
GARY L. LARSEN and PATRICK G. HOLT: The Concept of Airway Inflammation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S2-6. [Full text]
HARM TIDDENS, MICHAEL SILVERMAN, and ANDREW BUSH: The Role of Inflammation in Airway Disease . Remodeling; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S7-10. [Full text]
ANDREW BUSH, HARM TIDDENS, and MICHAEL SILVERMAN: Clinical Implications of Inflammation in Young Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S11-14. [Full text]
MICHAEL D. SHIELDS and JOSEF RIEDLER: Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Tracheal Aspirate for Assessing Airway Inflammation in Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S15-17. [Full text]
ANDREW BUSH and PETR POHUNEK: Brush Biopsy and Mucosal Biopsy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S18-22. [Full text]
JOHAN C. de JONGSTE and KJELL ALVING: Gas Analysis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S23-27. [Full text]
THOMAS FRISCHER and EUGENIO BARALDI: Upper Airway Sampling; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: S28-30. [Full text]
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