EDITORIALS:

Göran Hedenstierna

Using Electric Impedance Tomography to Assess Regional Ventilation at the Bedside

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 777-778 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ralph A. Tripp

The Brume Surrounding Respiratory Syncytial Virus Persistence

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 778-779 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles L. Daley

Tuberculosis Contact Investigations: Please Don't Fail Me Now

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 779-781 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce C. Marshall

Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis: It's Time to Be Explicit!

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 781-782 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aubrey E. Taylor

Effect of Excessive Erythrocytosis on Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Mass

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 782-783 [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

Joseph D. Spahn, Reuben Cherniack, Keith Paull, and Erwin W. Gelfand

Is Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second the Best Measure of Severity in Childhood Asthma?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 784-786. First published online January 30 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1234OE [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Wayne Mitzner

Airway Smooth Muscle: The Appendix of the Lung

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 787-790. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200312-1636PP [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Regional Ventilation and Impedance Tomography:

Josué A. Victorino, João B. Borges, Valdelis N. Okamoto, Gustavo F. J. Matos, Mauro R. Tucci, Maria P. R. Caramez, Harki Tanaka, Fernando Suarez Sipmann, Durval C. B. Santos, Carmen S. V. Barbas, Carlos R. R. Carvalho, and Marcelo B. P. Amato

Imbalances in Regional Lung Ventilation: A Validation Study on Electrical Impedance Tomography

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 791-800. First published online December 23 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-133OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Online Supplement]  

B. Respiratory Syncytial Virus:

Jurgen Schwarze, Diarmund R. O'Donnell, Angela Rohwedder, and Peter J. M. Openshaw

Latency and Persistence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Despite T Cell Immunity

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 801-805. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1203OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Tuberculosis:

Henk van Deutekom, Susan P. Hoijng, Petra E. W. de Haas, Miranda W. Langendam, Alice Horsman, Dick van Soolingen, and Roel A. Coutinho

Clustered Tuberculosis Cases: Do They Represent Recent Transmission and Can They Be Detected Earlier?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 806-810. First published online December 18 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-856OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Cystic Fibrosis and Pseudomonas:

Shawn D. Aaron, Karam Ramotar, Wendy Ferris, Katherine Vandemheen, Raphael Saginur, Elizabeth Tullis, David Haase, Dan Kottachchi, Melissa St. Denis, and Francis Chan

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbations and New Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 811-815. First published online December 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1306OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Pollution in Cystic Fibrosis:

Christopher H. Goss, Stacey A. Newsom, Jonathan S. Schildcrout, Lianne Sheppard, and Joel D. Kaufman

Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Pulmonary Exacerbations and Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 816-821. First published online January 12 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-779OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Alveolar Glutathione in Cystic Fibrosis:

Matthias Griese, Jan Ramakers, Angela Krasselt, Vitaliy Starosta, Silke van Koningsbruggen, Rainald Fischer, Felix Ratjen, Bernhard Müllinger, Rudolf M. Huber, Konrad Maier, Ernst Rietschel, and Gerhard Scheuch

Improvement of Alveolar Glutathione and Lung Function but Not Oxidative State in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 822-828. First published online January 15 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1104OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Excessive Erythrocytosis and Vascular Reactivity:

Jo Hasegawa, Klaus F. Wagner, Dörte Karp, Dechun Li, Junpei Shibata, Matthias Heringlake, Ludger Bahlmann, Reinhard Depping, Joachim Fandrey, Peter Schmucker, and Stefan Uhlig

Altered Pulmonary Vascular Reactivity in Mice with Excessive Erythrocytosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 829-835. First published online December 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1154OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Asthma and Acetominophen:

R. Graham Barr, Catherine C. Wentowski, Gary C. Curhan, Samuel C. Somers, Meir J. Stampfer, Joel Schwartz, Frank E. Speizer, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr.

Prospective Study of Acetaminophen Use and Newly Diagnosed Asthma among Women

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 836-841. First published online January 7 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-596OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Glucocorticoid Withdrawal in Asthma:

Mario Castro, Sharon R. Bloch, Michelle V. Jenkerson, Steve DeMartino, Daniel L. Hamilos, Rebecca B. Cochran, Xueping E. Liang Zhang, Haochuan Wang, Joseph P. Bradley, Kenneth B. Schechtman, and Michael J. Holtzman

Asthma Exacerbations after Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Reflects T Cell Recruitment to the Airway

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 842-849. First published online January 15 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-960OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

J. Pediatric Asthma:

Jacqui Joseph-Bowen, Nicholas H. de Klerk, Martin J. Firth, Garth E. Kendall, Patrick G. Holt, and Peter D. Sly

Lung Function, Bronchial Responsiveness, and Asthma in a Community Cohort of 6-Year-Old Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 850-854. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-556OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

K. Inhaled Steroids and Fractures in COPD:

Todd A. Lee and Kevin B. Weiss

Fracture Risk Associated with Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 855-859. First published online January 7 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-926OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

L. Airway Biology:

Richard Leigh, Russ Ellis, Jennifer N. Wattie, Jeremy A. Hirota, Klaus I. Matthaei, Paul S. Foster, Paul M. O'Byrne, and Mark D. Inman

Type 2 Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Sustained Airway Dysfunction and Airway Remodeling in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 860-867. First published online December 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-706OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Oscillation in Preterm Infants:

Mark R. Thomas, Gerrard F. Rafferty, Elizabeth S. Limb, Janet L. Peacock, Sandra A. Calvert, Neil Marlow, Anthony D. Milner, and Anne Greenough

Pulmonary Function at Follow-up of Very Preterm Infants from the United Kingdom Oscillation Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 868-872. First published online December 23 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1425OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENT:

Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Asthma Risk at Work, School, and Recreation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 873-881 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Scott K. Aberegg, Miquel Ferrer, and Antoni Torres

Noninvasive Ventilation and Weaning

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 882 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alladi Mohan, Surendra Kumar Sharma, Dick Menzies, and Daphne Yee

Side Effects of Antituberculosis Drugs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 882-883 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Truncale, Stuart Brooks, David J. Prezant, Gisela I. Banauch, and Benoit Nemery

World Trade Center Dust and Airway Reactivity

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 883-885 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abderrahim Nemmar, Benoit Nemery, Peter H. M. Hoet, Jos Vermylen, and Marc F. Hoylaerts

Erratum: Inflammation, Thrombogenicity, Histamine, and Diesel Particles in Hamsters

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 885 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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