EDITORIAL:

John Bernardo and Wing Wai Yew

How Are We Creating Fluoroquinolone-resistant Tuberculosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 288-289 [Full Text] [PDF]  

MULTISOCIETY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS:

John D. Buckley, Doreen J. Addrizzo-Harris, Alison S. Clay, J. Randall Curtis, Robert M. Kotloff, Scott M. Lorin, Susan Murin, Curtis N. Sessler, Paul L. Rogers, Mark J. Rosen, Antoinette Spevetz, Talmadge E. King, Jr., Atul Malhotra, and Polly E. Parsons

Multisociety Task Force Recommendations of Competencies in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 290-295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Sam Bayat, Satu Strengell, Liisa Porra, Tibor Z. Janosi, Ferenc Petak, Heikki Suhonen, Pekka Suortti, Zoltan Hantos, Anssi R. A. Sovijärvi, and Walid Habre

Methacholine and Ovalbumin Challenges Assessed by Forced Oscillations and Synchrotron Lung Imaging

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 296-303. First published online May 29 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1211OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Samar Farha, Kewal Asosingh, Daniel Laskowski, Jeffrey Hammel, Raed A. Dweik, Herbert P. Wiedemann, and Serpil C. Erzurum

Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Lung Function Variables in Women with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 304-310. First published online June 11 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0497OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Driss El Kebir, Levente József, Wanling Pan, Lili Wang, Nicos A. Petasis, Charles N. Serhan, and János G. Filep

15-Epi-lipoxin A₄ Inhibits Myeloperoxidase Signaling and Enhances Resolution of Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 311-319. First published online May 29 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200810-1601OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas B. White, Leah R. Evans, Christopher A. Bautista, John M. Luce, and Bernard Lo

Are Physicians' Recommendations to Limit Life Support Beneficial or Burdensome?: Bringing Empirical Data to the Debate

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 320-325. First published online June 4 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200811-1776OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Akihisa Mitani, Takahide Nagase, Kazunori Fukuchi, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Ryosuke Makita, and Hiroki Kurihara

Transcriptional Coactivator with PDZ-binding Motif Is Essential for Normal Alveolarization in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 326-338. First published online June 4 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1827OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Indra Narang, Andrew Bush, and Mark Rosenthal

Gas Transfer and Pulmonary Blood Flow at Rest and during Exercise in Adults 21 Years after Preterm Birth

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 339-345. First published online June 4 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1523OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Manuel Fischler, Marco Maggiorini, Lorenz Dorschner, Johann Debrunner, Alain Bernheim, Stephanie Kiencke, Heimo Mairbäurl, Konrad E. Bloch, Robert Naeije, and Hans Peter Brunner-La Rocca

Dexamethasone But Not Tadalafil Improves Exercise Capacity in Adults Prone to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 346-352. First published online June 11 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1348OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Roth, Markus Rupp, Simone Hofmann, Manish Mittal, Beate Fuchs, Natascha Sommer, Nirmal Parajuli, Karin Quanz, Dominic Schubert, Eva Dony, Ralph Theo Schermuly, Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani, Ulrike Sausbier, Katrin Rutschmann, Sarah Wilhelm, Werner Seeger, Peter Ruth, Friedrich Grimminger, Matthias Sausbier, and Norbert Weissmann

Heme Oxygenase-2 and Large-Conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ Channels: Lung Vascular Effects of Hypoxia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 353-364. First published online June 4 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200806-848OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Tuberculosis:

Rose A. Devasia, Amondrea Blackman, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Marie Griffin, Ayumi Shintani, Carolyn May, Teresa Smith, Nancy Hooper, Fernanda Maruri, Jon Warkentin, Ed Mitchel, and Timothy R. Sterling

Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The Effect of Duration and Timing of Fluoroquinolone Exposure

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 365-370. First published online May 29 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0146OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Kathy N. Williams, Steven J. Brickner, Charles K. Stover, Tong Zhu, Adam Ogden, Rokeya Tasneen, Sandeep Tyagi, Jacques H. Grosset, and Eric L. Nuermberger

Addition of PNU-100480 to First-Line Drugs Shortens the Time Needed to Cure Murine Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 371-376. First published online June 11 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0611OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Anastassios C. Koumbourlis, Donna J. Lee, and Ada Lee

Changes in Lung Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 377 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna E. MacLean, Hartmut Grasemann, and Padmaja Subbarao

Changes in Lung Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 377-378 [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. James Ford, Robert M. Aris, and Kenneth Andreoni

Screening for Portopulmonary Hypertension with Transthoracic Echocardiography: Implications for Early Mortality Associated with Liver Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 378 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme Le Pavec, Marc Humbert, Philippe Hervé, Gérald Simonneau, and Olivier Sitbon

Screening for Portopulmonary Hypertension with Transthoracic Echocardiography: Implications for Early Mortality Associated with Liver Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 378-379 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Spagnolo, Fabrizio Luppi, Giulio Rossi, and Luca Richeldi

To BAL or Not to BAL: Is This a Problem in Diagnosing IPF?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 379-380 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinichiro Ohshimo, Josune Guzman, Francesco Bonella, and Ulrich Costabel

To BAL or Not to BAL: Is This a Problem in Diagnosing IPF?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 380 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward Abraham

Erratum: Incorrect Cover Caption

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 380 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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