There is an increasing appreciation of the polymicrobial nature of many bacterial infections
such as those associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) and of the potentially important role for …

… Author links open overlay panel Oisin J. O'Connell MD a , Sebastian McWilliams MD a ,
AnneMarie McGarrigle PhD b , Owen J. O'Connor MD c , Fergus Shanahan MD d , David …

Chronic polymicrobial infections of the lung are the foremost cause of morbidity and mortality
in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The composition of the microbial flora of the airway alters …

Background and objective Standard nodal staging of lung cancer consists of positron emission
tomography/computed tomography ( PET / CT ), followed by endobronchial ultrasound‐…

Background SSc-ILD and IPF demonstrate significant morbidity and mortality. Predicting
disease progression is challenging in both diseases. Objectives We sought a serum biomarker …

Rationale: Estimating the probability of finding N2 or N3 (prN2/3) malignant nodal disease
on endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in …

BACKGROUND: Nebulized hypertonic saline is a highly effective therapy for patients with
cystic fibrosis (CF), yet 10% of patients are intolerant of hypertonic saline administered via jet …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
Despite multiple recent clinical trials, there is no strong evidence supporting a survival …

Background: Pulmonary complications of connective tissue disease are being identified
more frequently with the advent of more sophisticated radiological investigations. Limited …

Background The incidence of post-transplant diabetes (PTDM) is variable primarily due to a
lack of standardised diagnostic criteria. Aim This study aimed to assess the incidence of …