G. Sotgiu (Sassari, Italy), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
High mortality in COPD patients with isolation of aspergillus spp in bronchial secretions R. Chalela Rengifo, P. Ausin Herrero, A. Ferrer Monreal, J. P. Horcajada, S. Font, J. Gomez, J. Gea Guiral (Barcelona, Spain)
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Impaired neutrophil phagocytosis and receptor expression in non-CF bronchiectasis J. D. Chalmers, A. Ma, K. Turnbull, C. Doherty, J. R. Govan, A. Hill (Dundee, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Nebulized 3% hypertonic saline in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis in infants K. Nemsadze, I. Chkhaidze, N. Kiknadze (Tbilisi, Georgia)
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Etiology of exacerbations in severe COPD patients with bronchial chronic colonization by pseudomonas M. Garcia-Nuñez, L. Millares, R. Ferrari, V. Perez-Brocal, M. Gallego, J. Pomares, C. Monton, M. Espasa, A. Moya, E. Monso (Sabadell, Mallorca, Valencia, Spain)
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Pneumonic and non-pneumonic exacerbations of COPD: Systemic inflammatory response and clinical characteristics A. Huerta, E. Crisafulli, R. Menendez, R. Martinez, N. Soler, M. Guerrero, B. Montull, R. Domingo, A. Torres (Barcelona, Valencia, Spain; Modena, Italy)
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Bronchiectasis among hospitalised patients in Germany F. C. Ringshausen, A. de Roux, M. W. Pletz, T. Welte, J. Rademacher (Hannover, Berlin, Jena, Germany)
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Is CRP a reliable diagnostic tool for infective exacerbations of COPD? N. Numbere, M. Bhattacharya, A. Kavidasan (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)
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Role of stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in CF pulmonary exacerbations A. M. Vasile, I. V. Stan, M. Craiu, V. D. Comanici (Bucharest, Romania)
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Serum procalcitonin (PCT-Q) as a diagnostic tool for bacterial lower respiratory tract infection among COPD patients with acute exacerbation T. Kawamatawong, W. Jintanalert (Bangkok, Thailand)
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases N. Tutar, G. Metan, A. N. Koc, I. Yilmaz, I. Bozkurt, Z. Ozer Simsek, H. Büyükoglan, A. Kanbay, F. S. Oymak, I. Gülmez, R. Demir (Kayseri, Turkey)
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Assessment of practice surrounding ABPA diagnosis and screening O. Price, H. Ranu (Chichester, United Kingdom)
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Recording and response to hyperglycaemia in patients presenting with infective exacerbations of COPD C. Lorimer, N. Z. Zafarulla, M. Jackson (Haywards Heath, United Kingdom)
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Serodiagnosis of mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease using anti-glycopeptidolipid core antigen IgA antibody Y. Kamiya, Y. Amano, Y. Aoshima, T. Uto, S. Sagisaka, J. Sato, S. Imokawa, K. Yasuda, T. Suda, K. Chida (Iwata, Hamamatsu, Japan)
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Impact of candida spp. colonization of respiratory tract in patients with intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia S. Terraneo, M. Ferrer, M. Esperatti, M. Di Pasquale, V. Giunta, M. Rinaudo, H. Loureiro, R. Peralta, F. De Rosa, G. Li Bassi, S. Centanni, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain; Milano, Italy)
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Necrosis as a predictor of infection in granulomatous lung disease L. T. Vaszar, L. J. Wesselius, S. Mukhopadhyay, C. F. Farver, O. J. Dempsey, K. M. Kerr, H. D. Tazelaar (Scottsdale, Syracuse, Cleveland, United States Of America; Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Prevalence of atypical bacterial pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia I. Gerogianni, C. Neocleous, K. Gourgoulianis, E. Petinaki (Larisa, Greece)
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Stomatococcus mucilaginosus in patients with bronchiectasis W. Hadid, Z. Yuan, D. Panchal, M. Syed, R. Sadikot (Chciago, Gainesville, United States Of America)
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Acute lower respiratory tract infections in HIV-infected African children - A paucity of bronchiolitis S. Abbott, A. Annamalay, J. Bizzintino, S. K. Khoo, P. Le Souef, R. Green (Pretoria, South Africa; Perth, Australia)
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