Editorials:

M. Á. Martínez-García and J. B. Soriano

Physiotherapy in bronchiectasis: we have more patients, we need more evidence
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1011-1012. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Nakou, M. Woodhead, and A. Torres

MRSA as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1013-1014. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. F. Juniper

Validated questionnaires should not be modified
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1015-1017. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspective:

O. N. Keene, J. Vestbo, J. A. Anderson, P. M. A. Calverley, B. Celli, G. T. Ferguson, C. Jenkins, and P. W. Jones

Methods for therapeutic trials in COPD: lessons from the TORCH trial
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1018-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Clinical practice:

D. Stolz, G. Kurer, A. Meyer, P. N. Chhajed, E. Pflimlin, W. Strobel, and M. Tamm

Propofol versus combined sedation in flexible bronchoscopy: a randomised non-inferiority trial
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1024-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Menchini, M. Remy-Jardin, J-B. Faivre, M-C. Copin, P. Ramon, R. Matran, V. Deken, A. Duhamel, and J. Remy

Cryptogenic haemoptysis in smokers: angiography and results of embolisation in 35 patients
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1031-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma and allergy:

A. L. James, T. R. Bai, T. Mauad, M. J. Abramson, M. Dolhnikoff, K. O. McKay, P. S. Maxwell, J. G. Elliot, and F. H. Green

Airway smooth muscle thickness in asthma is related to severity but not duration of asthma
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1040-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Browatzki, C. S. Ulrik, and P. Lange

Prevalence and severity of self-reported asthma in young adults, 1976–2004
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1046-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. Bossley, S. Saglani, C. Kavanagh, D. N. R. Payne, N. Wilson, L. Tsartsali, M. Rosenthal, I. M. Balfour-Lynn, A. G. Nicholson, and A. Bush

Corticosteroid responsiveness and clinical characteristics in childhood difficult asthma
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1052-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary tables and figures]  

Original Articles: COPD and smoking-related disorders:

B. Bausch, A. Spaar, J. Kleijnen, and M. A. Puhan

Quality of randomised trials in COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1060-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Search strategies]  

M. Miravitlles, A. Marín, E. Monsó, S. Vilà, C. de la Roza, R. Hervás, C. Esquinas, M. García, L. Millares, J. Morera, and A. Torres

Efficacy of moxifloxacin in the treatment of bronchial colonisation in COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1066-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Garcia-Vidal, P. Almagro, V. Romaní, M. Rodríguez-Carballeira, E. Cuchi, L. Canales, D. Blasco, J. L. Heredia, and J. Garau

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients hospitalised for COPD exacerbation: a prospective study
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1072-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  

Original Articles: Cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis:

F. Lachenal, K. Nkana, R. Nove-Josserand, N. Fabien, and I. Durieu

Prevalence and clinical significance of auto-antibodies in adults with cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1079-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. P. Murray, J. L. Pentland, and A. T. Hill

A randomised crossover trial of chest physiotherapy in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1086-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease:

E. D. Austin, J. D. Cogan, J. D. West, L. K. Hedges, R. Hamid, E. P. Dawson, L. A. Wheeler, F. F. Parl, J. E. Loyd, and J. A. Phillips, III

Alterations in oestrogen metabolism: implications for higher penetrance of familial pulmonary arterial hypertension in females
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1093-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Dewachter, S. Adnot, C. Guignabert, L. Tu, E. Marcos, E. Fadel, M. Humbert, P. Dartevelle, G. Simonneau, R. Naeije, and S. Eddahibi

Bone morphogenetic protein signalling in heritable versus idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1100-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pleural disease:

R. Krenke, J. Nasilowski, P. Korczynski, K. Gorska, T. Przybylowski, R. Chazan, and R. W. Light

Incidence and aetiology of eosinophilic pleural effusion
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1111-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Dheda, R. N. van Zyl-Smit, L. A. Sechi, M. Badri, R. Meldau, S. Meldau, G. Symons, P. L. Semple, A. Maredza, R. Dawson, H. Wainwright, A. Whitelaw, Y. Vallie, P. Raubenheimer, E. D. Bateman, and A. Zumla

Utility of quantitative T-cell responses versus unstimulated interferon- for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1118-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep-related disorders:

M. Blumen, M. A. Quera Salva, M-P. d'Ortho, K. Leroux, P. Audibert, C. Fermanian, F. Chabolle, and F. Lofaso

Effect of sleeping alone on sleep quality in female bed partners of snorers
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1127-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Aittokallio, T. Saaresranta, A. Virkki, N. Karppinen, O. J. Heinonen, T. Aittokallio, and O. Polo

Transcutaneous carbon dioxide profile during sleep reveals metabolic risk factors in post-menopausal females
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1132-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  

Original Articles: Paediatric respiratory disease and lung development:

M. G. Peetsold, H. A. Heij, A. F. Nagelkerke, H. IJsselstijn, D. Tibboel, P. H. Quanjer, and R. J. B. J. Gemke

Pulmonary function and exercise capacity in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1140-1147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory infections:

K. Z. Vardakas, D. K. Matthaiou, and M. E. Falagas

Incidence, characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe community acquired-MRSA pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1148-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies:

C. Tabata, R. Tabata, N. Hirayama, A. Yasumitsu, S. Yamada, A. Murakami, S. Iida, K. Tamura, T. Terada, K. Kuribayashi, K. Fukuoka, and T. Nakano

All-trans-retinoic acid inhibits tumour growth of malignant pleural mesothelioma in mice
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1159-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Cockeran, T. J. Mitchell, C. Feldman, and R. Anderson

Pneumolysin induces release of matrix metalloproteinase-8 and -9 from human neutrophils
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1167-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Vardarova, S. Scharf, F. Lang, B. Schmeck, B. Opitz, J. Eitel, A. C. Hocke, H. Slevogt, A. Flieger, S. Hippenstiel, N. Suttorp, and P. D. N'Guessan

PKC and PKC differentially regulate Legionella pneumophila-induced GM-CSF
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1171-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

E. Klinkenberg, D. Manissero, J. C. Semenza, and S. Verver

Migrant tuberculosis screening in the EU/EEA: yield, coverage and limitations
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1180-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

A. Pantosti and M. Venditti

What is MRSA?
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1190-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME questions]  

Letters:

C. Mermigkis, D. Mermigkis, G. Varouchakis, S. Schiza, and P. Panagou

Poincaré plot in obstructive sleep apnoea patients before and after CPAP treatment
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1197-1198. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Camuset, N. Lefebvre, D. Christmann, E. Forestier, B. Faure, J. Boileau, M. P. Chenard, and Y. Hansmann

Disseminated bacille Calmette–Guérin infection in two patients with CD8+ T-cell lymphopenia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1199-1201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. A. Velayati, P. Farnia, M. R. Masjedi, T. A. Ibrahim, P. Tabarsi, R. Z. Haroun, H. O. Kuan, J. Ghanavi, P. Farnia, and M. Varahram

Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis strains: evidence of adaptation at the cellular level
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1202-1203. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Montani, X. Jaïs, P. Dorfmuller, G. Simonneau, O. Sitbon, and M. Humbert

Goal-oriented therapy in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a word of caution
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1204-1206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

G. S. Zavorsky

Accuracy of venous blood oxygen pressure depends on arterial blood oxygen pressure
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1207-1208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. E. Rees

From the author:
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R. Stradling

Residual sleepiness in patients with OSA on CPAP
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1209. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Steiropoulos, N. Papanas, E. Maltezos, and D. Bouros

Is there a metabolic effect of continuous positive airway pressure in sleep apnoea? Adherence should not be underestimated
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1209-1210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Lévy

From the author:
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1210-1211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author Correction:

"PREDICTING WORSENING ASTHMA CONTROL FOLLOWING THE COMMON COLD". M.J. WALTER, M. CASTRO, S.J. KUNSELMAN, V.M. CHINCHILLI, M. RENO, T.P. RAMKUMAR, P.C. AVILA, H.A. BOUSHEY, B.T. AMEREDES, E.R. BLEECKER, W.J. CALHOUN, R.M. CHERNIACK, T.J. CRAIG, L.C. DENLINGER, E. ISRAEL, J.V. FAHY, N.N. JARJOUR, M. KRAFT, S.C. LAZARUS, R.F. LEMANSKE JR, R.J. MARTIN S.P. PETERS, J.W. RAMSDELL, C.A. SORKNESS, E.R. SUTHERLAND, S.J. SZEFLER, S.I. WASSERMAN, M.E. WECHSLER AND THE NATHIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE’S ASTHMA CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK. EUR RESPIR J 2008; 32: 1548–1554.
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 1212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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