EDITORIALS:

Armin Ernst

Airway Obstruction and Stenting: More Complex than We Thought?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1081-1082 [Full Text]  

David E. Griffith

Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: Should You Try This at Home?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1082-1083 [Full Text]  

Martin J. Tobin

American in Name, International in Scope

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1083-1085 [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

John F. Murray

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Cause of Consumption: From Discovery to Fact

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1086-1088 [Full Text]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Ian S. Mudway and Frank J. Kelly

An Investigation of Inhaled Ozone Dose and the Magnitude of Airway Inflammation in Healthy Adults

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1089-1095. First published online January 30 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1325PP [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Stenting and Cancer:

Teruomi Miyazawa, Yuka Miyazu, Yasuo Iwamoto, Atsuko Ishida, Koji Kanoh, Hidetaka Sumiyoshi, Masao Doi, and Noriaki Kurimoto

Stenting at the Flow-limiting Segment in Tracheobronchial Stenosis due to Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1096-1102. First published online February 12 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200312-1784OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

B. Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis:

Edward D. Chan, Valerie Laurel, Matthew J. Strand, Julanie F. Chan, Mai-Lan N. Huynh, Marian Goble, and Michael D. Iseman

Treatment and Outcome Analysis of 205 Patients with Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1103-1109. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1159OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Eotaxin, Eosinophils, and Asthma:

Gordon Dent, Chrystalleni Hadjicharalambous, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Rachel L. C. Handy, John Powell, Ian K. Anderson, Renaud Louis, Donna E. Davies, and Ratko Djukanovic

Contribution of Eotaxin-1 to Eosinophil Chemotactic Activity of Moderate and Severe Asthmatic Sputum

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1110-1117. First published online March 4 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-855OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Asthma and Chemokines:

Linying Liu, Nizar N. Jarjour, William W. Busse, and Elizabeth A. B. Kelly

Enhanced Generation of Helper T Type 1 and 2 Chemokines in Allergen-induced Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1118-1124. First published online March 4 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200312-1659OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

E. Microvascular Permeability in Asthma and Bronchitis:

Hiroshi Kanazawa, Saeko Nomura, and Junichi Yoshikawa

Role of Microvascular Permeability on Physiologic Differences in Asthma and Eosinophilic Bronchitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1125-1130. First published online March 24 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-123OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Blood Flow in Asthma:

Eliana S. Mendes, Michael A. Campos, Andres Hurtado, and Adam Wanner

Effect of Montelukast and Fluticasone Propionate on Airway Mucosal Blood Flow in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1131-1134. First published online March 17 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200311-1544OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Sepsis and Gene Expression:

Sung-Liang Yu, Huei-Wen Chen, Pan-Chyr Yang, Konan Peck, Min-Hui Tsai, Jeremy J. W. Chen, and Fang-Yue Lin

Differential Gene Expression in Gram-negative and Gram-positive Sepsis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1135-1143. First published online March 4 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1278OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

H. Cortisol and Septic Shock:

Yves Le Tulzo, Celine Pangault, Laurence Amiot, Valérie Guilloux, Olivier Tribut, Cédric Arvieux, Christophe Camus, Renée Fauchet, Rémi Thomas, and Bernard Drénou

Monocyte Human Leukocyte Antigen–DR Transcriptional Downregulation by Cortisol during Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1144-1151. First published online March 17 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1329OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

I. Spirometry in Children:

Paul Aurora, Janet Stocks, Cara Oliver, Clare Saunders, Rosemary Castle, Greg Chaziparasidis, and Andrew Bush

Quality Control for Spirometry in Preschool Children with and without Lung Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1152-1159. First published online March 17 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1453OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Executive Summary on the Systematic Review and Practice Parameters for Portable Monitoring in the Investigation of Suspected Sleep Apnea in Adults

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1160-1163 [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

John S. Torday and Peter T. Macklem

"Failure to Communicate" due to Forgetting "Marriage Vow"?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1164-1165 [Full Text]  

Mahender P. Chandie Shaw, Jan W. Schoones, and John F. Murray

Laennec, Tréma, and Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1165 [Full Text]  

Samy Suissa, Vincent S. Fan, J. Randall Curtis, Chris L. Bryson, Stephan D. Fihn, and David H. Au

Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD and Mortality: Inaccuracies?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1165-1166 [Full Text]  

Hakan Leblebicioglu, David Ost, and Alan Fein

Antimicrobial Treatment of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1166-1167 [Full Text]  

Keertan Dheda, Jim F. Huggett, Louise U. Kim, Alimuddin Zumla, Julian P. Legg, Imran R. Hussain, Jill A. Warner, Sebastian L. Johnston, and John O. Warner

Type 2 Cytokines in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1167-1168 [Full Text]  

Chi Chiu Leung, Chi Kuen Chan, Wing Wai Yew, Daphne P. Yee, and Dick Menzies

Side Effects of Antituberculosis Therapy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1168-1169 [Full Text]  

Heinz Fehrenbach and Peter K. Jeffery

Design-based Counting

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 1170-1171 [Full Text]  

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