AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (162 5)

James M. Beck: Pneumocystis carinii and Geographic Clustering . Evidence for Transmission of Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1605-1606. [Full text]
Christopher P. O'Donnell, Alan R. Schwartz, and Philip L. Smith: Upper Airway Collapsibility . The Importance of Gender and Adiposity; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1606-1607. [Full text]
Magdy Younes: Dynamic Intrinsic PEEP (PEEP_i,dyn) . Is It Worth Saving?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1608-1609. [Full text]

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

GEORGE H. KARAM and JOHN E. HEFFNER: Emerging Issues in Antibiotic Resistance in Blood-borne Infections; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1610-1616. [Full text]

STATE OF THE ART:

JESS MANDEL, EUGENE J. MARK, and CHARLES A. HALES: Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1964-1973. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Airway Biology and Disease:

MICHAEL J. CARR, NORMAN M. SCHECHTER, and BRADLEY J. UNDEM: Trypsin-induced, Neurokinin-mediated Contraction of Guinea Pig Bronchus; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1662-1667. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVID A. KAMINSKY and MARY LYNN: Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume in Hyperpnea-induced Bronchospasm; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1668-1673. [Abstract] [Full text]
JUAN C. CELEDON, EDWIN K. SILVERMAN, SCOTT T. WEISS, BINYAN WANG, ZHIAN FANG, and XIPING XU: Application of an Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Asthma in Chinese Families . Limitations and Alternatives for the Phenotypic Assessment of Asthma in Family-based Genetic Studies; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1679-1684. [Abstract] [Full text]
AARON DEYKIN, OLGA BELOSTOTSKY, CHRISTOPHER HONG, ANTHONY F. MASSARO, CRAIG M. LILLY, and ELLIOT ISRAEL: Exhaled Nitric Oxide following Leukotriene E₄ and Methacholine Inhalation in Patients with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1685-1689. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARIËLLE P. K. J. ENGELEN, ANNEMIE M. W. J. SCHOLS, JOAN D. DOES, HARRY R. GOSKER, NICOLAAS E. P. DEUTZ, and EMIEL F. M. WOUTERS: Exercise-Induced Lactate Increase in Relation to Muscle Substrates in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1697-1704. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARGARETA LINDEN, CHRISTER SVENSSON, EVA ANDERSSON, MORGAN ANDERSSON, LENNART GREIFF, and CARL G. A. PERSSON: Immediate Effect of Topical Budesonide on Allergen Challenge-induced Nasal Mucosal Fluid Levels of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor and Interleukin-5; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1705-1708. [Abstract] [Full text]
THOMAS A. SCHERER, CHRISTINA M. SPENGLER, DOMINIK OWASSAPIAN, EDELBERT IMHOF, and URS BOUTELLIER: Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . Impact on Exercise Capacity, Dyspnea, and Quality of Life; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1709-1714. [Abstract] [Full text]
BEN T. CHEN and DONOVAN B. YEATES: Differentiation of Ion-Associated and Osmotically Driven Water Transport in Canine Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1715-1722. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALBERTO PAPI, MICAELA ROMAGNOLI, SIMONETTA BARALDO, FAUSTO BRACCIONI, IPPOLITO GUZZINATI, MARINA SAETTA, ADALBERTO CIACCIA, and LEONARDO M. FABBRI: Partial Reversibility of Airflow Limitation and Increased Exhaled NO and Sputum Eosinophilia in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1773-1777. [Abstract] [Full text]
ARTHUR F. GELB and NOE ZAMEL: Unsuspected Pseudophysiologic Emphysema in Chronic Persistent Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1778-1782. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARIE-HÉLÈNE DIZIER, CÉLINE BESSE-SCHMITTLER, MICHEL GUILLOUD-BATAILLE, ISABELLA ANNESI-MAESANO, MEKKI BOUSSAHA, JEAN BOUSQUET, DENIS CHARPIN, ANNA DEGIOANNI, FRÉDÉRIC GORMAND, ALAIN GRIMFELD, JOËLLE HOCHEZ, GINA HYNE, ALAIN LOCKHART, MICHÈLE LUILLIER-LACOMBE, RÉGIS MATRAN, FLAVIE MEUNIER, FRANÇOISE NEUKIRCH, YVES PACHECO, VÉRONIQUE PARENT, EVELYNE PATY, ISABELLE PIN, CHRISTOPHE PISON, PIERRE SCHEINMANN, NICOLE THOBIE, DANIEL VERVLOET, FRANCINE KAUFFMANN, JOSUÉ FEINGOLD, MARK LATHROP, and FLORENCE DEMENAIS: Genome Screen for Asthma and Related Phenotypes in the French EGEA Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1812-1818. [Abstract] [Full text]
JACOB ANH ØJ, LARS THORSSON, and HANS BISGAARD: Lung Deposition of Inhaled Drugs Increases with Age; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1819-1822. [Abstract] [Full text]
TIANHUA NIU, JOHN J. ROGUS, CHANGZHONG CHEN, BINYAN WANG, JIANHUA YANG, ZHIAN FANG, SCOTT T. WEISS, and XIPING XU: Familial Aggregation of Bronchodilator Response . A Community-Based Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1833-1837. [Abstract] [Full text]
SAM LIM, DAVID GRONEBERG, AXEL FISCHER, TIMOTHY OATES, GAETANO CARAMORI, WALDO MATTOS, IAN ADCOCK, PETER J. BARNES, and KIAN FAN CHUNG: Expression of Heme Oxygenase Isoenzymes 1 and 2 in Normal and Asthmatic Airways . Effect of Inhaled Corticosteroids; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1912-1918. [Abstract] [Full text]

Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis:

ROBERT M. ARIS, ASHLEY R. STEPHENS, DAVID A. ONTJES, A. DENENE BLACKWOOD, ROBERT K. LARK, MARGARET B. HENSLER, ISABEL P. NEURINGER, and GAYLE E. LESTER: Adverse Alterations in Bone Metabolism Are Associated with Lung Infection in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1674-1678. [Abstract] [Full text]
BEATRICE PERKS and JANIS K. SHUTE: DNA and Actin Bind and Inhibit Interleukin-8 Function in Cystic Fibrosis Sputa . In Vitro Effects of Mucolytics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1767-1772. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHUANPIT MOSER, PORNCHAI TIRAKITSOONTORN, ELIEZER NUSSBAUM, ROBERT NEWCOMB, and DAN M. COOPER: Muscle Size and Cardiorespiratory Response to Exercise in Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1823-1827. [Abstract] [Full text]
NIEK N. SANDERS, STEFAAN C. DE SMEDT, ELSA VAN ROMPAEY, PAUL SIMOENS, FRANS DE BAETS, and JOSEPH DEMEESTER: Cystic Fibrosis Sputum . A Barrier to the Transport of Nanospheres; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1905-1911. [Abstract] [Full text]
PEADAR G. NOONE, CHARLES A. PUE, ZHAOQING ZHOU, KENNETH J. FRIEDMAN, EMMA L. WAKELING, MUTTIAH GANESHANANTHAN, RICHARD H. SIMON, LAWRENCE M. SILVERMAN, and MICHAEL R. KNOWLES: Lung Disease Associated with the IVS8 5T Allele of the CFTR Gene; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1919-1924. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAISY K. Y. SHUM, STANLEY C. H. CHAN, and MARY S. M. IP: Neutrophil-Mediated Degradation of Lung Proteoglycans . Stimulation by Tumor Necrosis Factor- $alpha$ in Sputum of Patients with Bronchiectasis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1925-1931. [Abstract] [Full text]

HIV Infection:

MICHAEL N. DOHN, MICHAEL L. WHITE, ELLEN M. VIGDORTH, C. RALPH BUNCHER, VICKI S. HERTZBERG, ROBERT P. BAUGHMAN, A. GEORGE SMULIAN, and PETER D. WALZER: Geographic Clustering of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with HIV Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1617-1621. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALISON M. MORRIS, MELINDA SWANSON, HUAN HA, and LAURENCE HUANG: Geographic Distribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-associated Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in San Francisco; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1622-1626. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBIN V. AGUILAR and HARRISON W. FARBER: Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) Therapy in HIV-associated Pulmonary Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1846-1850. [Abstract] [Full text]

Interstitial Lung Disease and Cancer:

MARTIN RIEDEL, HUBERT J. STEIN, LEONARD MOUNYAM, FRANK ZIMMERMANN, ULRICH FINK, and JÖRG R. SIEWERT: Influence of Simultaneous Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy on Bronchoscopic Findings and Lung Function in Patients with Locally Advanced Proximal Esophageal Cancer; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1741-1746. [Abstract] [Full text]
SUTAPA MUKHERJEE, NICHOLAS de KLERK, LYLE J. PALMER, N. J. OLSEN, S. C. PANG, and A. WILLIAM MUSK: Chest Pain in Asbestos-exposed Individuals with Benign Pleural and Parenchymal Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1807-1811. [Abstract] [Full text]
SALVATORE CUZZOCREA, EMANUELA MAZZON, GIUSI CALABRO, LAURA DUGO, ANGELA DE SARRO, FONS A. J. van de LOO, and ACHILLE P. CAPUTI: Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase $---$ Knockout Mice Exhibit Resistance to Pleurisy and Lung Injury Caused by Carrageenan; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1859-1866. [Abstract] [Full text]
MORITAKA SUGA, KAZUHIRO IYONAGA, TATSUYA OKAMOTO, YASUHIRO GUSHIMA, HISAKO MIYAKAWA, TAKAAKI AKAIKE, and MASAYUKI ANDO: Characteristic Elevation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1949-1956. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANG YUAN, PAN-CHYR YANG, CHONG-JEN YU, WEN-JONE CHEN, FANG-YUE LIN, SOW-HSONG KUO, and KWEN-TAY LUH: Interleukin-8 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression Correlates with Tumor Progression, Tumor Angiogenesis, Patient Survival, and Timing of Relapse in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1957-1963. [Abstract] [Full text]
KATSUNORI SHIGEHARA, NORIHARU SHIJUBO, MITSUHIDE OHMICHI, GEN YAMADA, RYUJI TAKAHASHI, HARUKI OKAMURA, MASASHI KURIMOTO, YOUMEI HIRAGA, TACHIO TATSUNO, SHOSAKU ABE, and NORIYUKI SATO: Increased Levels of Interleukin-18 in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1979-1982. [Abstract] [Full text]

Mechanical Ventilation, Lung Injury and Sepsis:

SPYROS G. ZAKYNTHINOS, THEODOROS VASSILAKOPOULOS, EPAMINONDAS ZAKYNTHINOS, ANTONIS MAVROMMATIS, and CHARIS ROUSSOS: Contribution of Expiratory Muscle Pressure to Dynamic Intrinsic Positive End-Expiratory Pressure . Validation Using the Campbell Diagram; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1633-1640. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALAN H. JOBE, JOHN P. NEWNHAM, KAREN E. WILLET, TIMOTHY J. MOSS, M. GORE ERVIN, JAMES F. PADBURY, PETER SLY, and MACHIKO IKEGAMI: Endotoxin-induced Lung Maturation in Preterm Lambs Is Not Mediated by Cortisol; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1656-1661. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRANÇOIS BLOT, BRUNO RAYNARD, ELISABETH CHACHATY, CYRILLE TANCRÈDE, SAMI ANTOUN, and GÉRARD NITENBERG: Value of Gram Stain Examination of Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions for Early Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1731-1737. [Abstract] [Full text]
RICHARD P. MARSHALL, GEOFFREY BELLINGAN, SUZANNE WEBB, ANNA PUDDICOMBE, NEIL GOLDSACK, ROBIN J. MCANULTY, and GEOFFREY J. LAURENT: Fibroproliferation Occurs Early in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Impacts on Outcome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1783-1788. [Abstract] [Full text]
BRADLEY A. YODER, THERESA SILER-KHODR, VICKI T. WINTER, and JACQUELINE J. COALSON: High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation . Effects on Lung Function, Mechanics, and Airway Cytokines in the Immature Baboon Model for Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1867-1876. [Abstract] [Full text]
MINOU ADIB-CONQUY, CHRISTOPHE ADRIE, PIERRE MOINE, KARIM ASEHNOUNE, CATHERINE FITTING, MICHAEL R. PINSKY, JEAN-FRANÇOIS DHAINAUT, and JEAN-MARC CAVAILLON: NF- $kappa$ B Expression in Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Sepsis Resembles That Observed in Lipopolysaccharide Tolerance; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1877-1883. [Abstract] [Full text]
HAN-PIN KUO, HORNG-CHYUAN LIN, KOU-HSIUNG HWANG, CHUN-HUA WANG, and LING-CHUAN LU: Lipopolysaccharide Enhances Substance P-mediated Neutrophil Adherence to Epithelial Cells and Cytokine Release; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1891-1897. [Abstract] [Full text]
QIN LU, ANDRE CAPDEROU, PHILIPPE CLUZEL, ERIC MOURGEON, LAMINE ABDENNOUR, JEAN-DOMINIQUE LAW-KOUNE, CHRISTIAN STRAUS, PHILIPPE GRENIER, MARC ZELTER, and JEAN-JACQUES ROUBY: A Computed Tomographic Scan Assessment of Endotracheal Suctioning-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Ventilated Sheep; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1898-1904. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric and Neonatal Disorders:

KIROS BERHANE, ROB MCCONNELL, FRANK GILLILAND, TALAT ISLAM, W. JAMES GAUDERMAN, EDWARD AVOL, STEPHANIE J. LONDON, ED RAPPAPORT, HELENE G. MARGOLIS, and JOHN M. PETERS: Sex-specific Effects of Asthma on Pulmonary Function in Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1723-1730. [Abstract] [Full text]
RUNAR ALMAAS, BENGT ROBERTSON, BIM LINDERHOLM, EVA LUNDBERG, OLA D. SAUGSTAD, and ATLE MOEN: Reversal of Meconium Inhibition of Pulmonary Surfactant by Ferric Chloride, Copper Chloride, and Acetic Acid; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1789-1794. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARCO FILIPPONE, SURENDRA NARNE, ANDREA PETTENAZZO, FRANCO ZACCHELLO, and EUGENIO BARALDI: Functional Approach to Infants and Young Children with Noisy Breathing . Validation of Pneumotachography by Blinded Comparison with Bronchoscopy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1795-1800. [Abstract] [Full text]
EUGENIO BARALDI, MASSIMO SCOLLO, CRISTINA ZARAMELLA, STEFANIA ZANCONATO, and FRANCO ZACCHELLO: A Simple Flow-Driven Method for Online Measurement of Exhaled NO Starting at the Age of 4 to 5 Years; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1828-1832. [Abstract] [Full text]
KATHLEEN M. MORTIMER, IRA B. TAGER, DOUGLAS W. DOCKERY, LUCAS M. NEAS, and SUSAN REDLINE: The Effect of Ozone on Inner-City Children with Asthma . Identification of Susceptible Subgroups; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1838-1845. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep and Neuromuscular Control of Breathing:

GIORA PILLAR, ATUL MALHOTRA, ROBERT FOGEL, JOSÉE BEAUREGARD, ROBERT SCHNALL, and DAVID P. WHITE: Airway Mechanics and Ventilation in Response to Resistive Loading during Sleep . Influence of Gender; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1627-1632. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBERT W. LANSING, BRIAN S.-H. IM, JULIE I. THWING, ANNA T. R. LEGEDZA, and ROBERT B. BANZETT: The Perception of Respiratory Work and Effort Can Be Independent of the Perception of Air Hunger; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1690-1696. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVID GOZAL and NARONG SIMAKAJORNBOON: Passive Motion of the Extremities Modifies Alveolar Ventilation during Sleep in Patients with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1747-1751. [Abstract] [Full text]
M. JEFFERY MADOR, THOMAS J. KUFEL, and LILIBETH A. PINEDA: Quadriceps and Diaphragmatic Function after Exhaustive Cycle Exercise in the Healthy Elderly; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1760-1766. [Abstract] [Full text]
W. D. REID and ANGELO N. BELCASTRO: Time Course of Diaphragm Injury and Calpain Activity During Resistive Loading; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1801-1806. [Abstract] [Full text]
MASATO KIJIMA, SHIROH ISONO, and TAKASHI NISHINO: Modulation of Swallowing Reflex by Lung Volume Changes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1855-1858. [Abstract] [Full text]

Transplantation and Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

PERENLEI ENKHBAATAR, KENJI OKAJIMA, KAZUNORI MURAKAMI, MITSUHIRO UCHIBA, HIROAKI OKABE, KAZUTOSHI OKABE, and YASUO YAMAGUCHI: Recombinant Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Pulmonary Vascular Injury by Inhibiting Leukocyte Activation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1752-1759. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHUXIA YANG, ANGELA PANOSKALTSIS-MORTARI, DAVID H. INGBAR, SADIS MATALON, SHA ZHU, ERNESTO R. RESNIK, CATHERINE L. FARRELL, DAVID L. LACEY, BRUCE R. BLAZAR, and IMAD Y. HADDAD: Cyclophosphamide Prevents Systemic Keratinocyte Growth Factor-induced Up-Regulation of Surfactant Protein A after Allogeneic Transplant in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1884-1890. [Abstract] [Full text]
STEFAN FISCHER, ALEXANDRA A. MACLEAN, MINGYAO LIU, JONATHAN A. CARDELLA, ARTHUR S. SLUTSKY, MICHIHARU SUGA, JORGE F. M. MOREIRA, and SHAF KESHAVJEE: Dynamic Changes in Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death Correlate with Severity of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1932-1939. [Abstract] [Full text]
MICHIHARU SUGA, ALEXANDRA A. MACLEAN, SHAF KESHAVJEE, STEFAN FISCHER, JORGE M. F. MOREIRA, and MINGYAO LIU: RANTES Plays an Important Role in the Evolution of Allograft Transplant-induced Fibrous Airway Obliteration; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1940-1948. [Abstract] [Full text]
COLLEEN L. BAILEY, RICHARD N. CHANNICK, WILLIAM R. AUGER, PETER F. FEDULLO, KIM M. KERR, GORDON L. YUNG, and LEWIS J. RUBIN: "High Probability" Perfusion Lung Scans in Pulmonary Venoocclusive Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1974-1978. [Abstract] [Full text]

Tuberculosis:

ROBERT W. BAKER, BRIAN R. WALKER, RORY J. SHAW, JOHN W. HONOUR, DAVID S. JESSOP, STAFFORD L. LIGHTMAN, ALIMUDDIN ZUMLA, and GRAHAM A. W. ROOK: Increased Cortisol . Cortisone Ratio in Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1641-1647. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBERT M. JASMER, DAVID C. SNYDER, DANIEL P. CHIN, PHILIP C. HOPEWELL, STEPHANIE S. CUTHBERT, E. ANTONIO PAZ, and CHARLES L. DALEY: Twelve Months of Isoniazid Compared with Four Months of Isoniazid and Rifampin for Persons with Radiographic Evidence of Previous Tuberculosis . An Outcome and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1648-1652. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALBERTO MATTEELLI, CATERINA CASALINI, MARIO C. RAVIGLIONE, ISSA EL-HAMAD, CARLA SCOLARI, ENRICO BOMBANA, MASSIMILIANO BUGIANI, MARIA CAPUTO, CARMELO SCARCELLA, and GIAMPIERO CAROSI: Supervised Preventive Therapy for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Illegal Immigrants in Italy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1653-1655. [Abstract] [Full text]
CARLOS PEREZ-GUZMAN, ALFREDO TORRES-CRUZ, HECTOR VILLARREAL-VELARDE, and MARIO H. VARGAS: Progressive Age-related Changes in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Images and the Effect of Diabetes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1738-1740. [Abstract] [Full text]
GUY B. MARKS, JUN BAI, SHEILA E. SIMPSON, ELIZABETH A. SULLIVAN, and GREGORY J. STEWART: Incidence of Tuberculosis among a Cohort of Tuberculin-Positive Refugees in Australia . Reappraising the Estimates of Risk; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1851-1854. [Abstract] [Full text]

NHLBI WORKSHOP SUMMARY:

JAMES D. CRAPO, ALLEN G. HARMSEN, MICHAEL P. SHERMAN, and ROBERT A. MUSSON: Pulmonary Immunobiology and Inflammation in Pulmonary Diseases; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1983-1986. [Full text]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

VEENA B. ANTONY, ROBERT LODDENKEMPER, PHILLIPE ASTOUL, CHRISTIAN BOUTIN, PETER GOLDSTRAW, JEFFREY HOTT, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ PANADERO, and STEVEN A. SAHN: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1987-2001. [Full text]