Respirology

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
pp. 1-2(2)

EDITORIAL
pp. 3-4(2)

The winds of change
pp. 5-5(1)

Respirology year-in-review 2006: Clinical science
pp. 6-15(10)
Authors: LEE, Y.C. Gary; BEASLEY, Richard

Follow up and surveillance of the patient with lung cancer: What do you do after surgery?
pp. 16-21(6)
Author: ALBERTS, W. Michael

Proteomics analysis in lung cancer: Challenges and opportunities
pp. 22-28(7)
Authors: KIKUCHI, Takefumi; CARBONE, DavidP.

Genetic analysis of CC16, OGG1 and GCLC polymorphisms and susceptibility to COPD
pp. 29-33(5)
Authors: LIU, Shengming; LI, Bing; ZHOU, Yumin; ZHONG, Nanshan; RAN, Pixin

Intronic single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Bcl-2 are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity
pp. 34-41(8)
Authors: SATA, Makoto; TAKABATAKE, Noriaki; INOUE, Sumito; SHIBATA, Yoko; ABE, Shuichi; MACHIYA, Jun-ichi; WADA, Toshihiro; JI, Guijin; KIDO, Takashi; MATSUURA, Tadashi; MURAMATSU, Masa-aki; KUBOTA, Isao

Association between the IL-4 promoter polymorphisms and asthma or severity of hyperresponsiveness in Taiwanese
pp. 42-48(7)
Authors: CHIANG, Chi-Huei; TANG, Ying-Chuan; LIN, Ming-Wei; CHUNG, Ming-Yi

Lack of association between the microsatellite polymorphism in intron 2 of human Toll-like receptor 2 gene and bronchiectasis among Koreans
pp. 49-53(5)
Authors: KIM, HeeJoung; LEE, HyeWon; LEE, JiEun; JOH, JoonSung; HAN, SungKoo; SHIM, Young-Soo; YIM, Jae-Joon

Monoclonal antibody 7F9 recognizes rat protein homologous to human carboxypeptidase-M in developing and adult rat lung
pp. 54-62(9)
Authors: FUJIWARA, Naoyuki; IKEDA, Mitsunobu; HIRABAYASHI, Susumu; MORI, Hiroki; SHIRASAWA, Madoka; KANSAKU, Ai; SUNAMORI, Makoto; HATA, Yutaka

Oxidative stress and lipid-derived inflammatory mediators during acute exacerbations of cystic fibrosis
pp. 63-69(7)
Authors: REID, DavidW.; MISSO, Neil; AGGARWAL, Shashi; THOMPSON, PhilipJ.; WALTERS, E. Haydn

Efficacy of azithromycin administration in prevention of respiratory tract infection after bronchoscopic biopsy: A randomized, controlled trial
pp. 70-75(6)
Author: KANAZAWA, Hiroshi

Effect of inhaled budesonide on oropharyngeal, Gram-negative bacilli colonization in asthma patients
pp. 76-80(5)
Authors: TALAY, Fahrettin; KARABAY, Oguz; YILMAZ, Fahrettin; KOCOGLU, Esra

Sputum bacteriology in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Taiwan with an emphasis on Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
pp. 81-87(7)
Authors: LIN, Sheng-Hsiang; KUO, Ping-Hung; HSUEH, Po-Ren; YANG, Pan-Chyr; KUO, Sow-Hsong

Use of QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold to investigate tuberculosis contacts in a high school
pp. 88-92(5)
Authors: HIGUCHI, Kazue; HARADA, Nobuyuki; MORI, Toru; SEKIYA, Yukie

Effects of bronchodilators on dynamic hyperinflation following hyperventilation in patients with COPD
pp. 93-99(7)
Authors: FUJIMOTO, Keisaku; YOSHIIKE, Fumiaki; YASUO, Masanori; KITAGUCHI, Yoshiaki; URUSHIHATA, Kazuhisa; KUBO, Keishi; HONDA, Takayuki

Influenza and rhinovirus infections among health-care workers
pp. 100-103(4)
Authors: BELLEI, Nancy; CARRARO, Emerson; PEROSA, AnaHelenaSitta; BENFICA, Daniela; GRANATO, CelsoFransiscoHernandes

Clinical differentiation of atypical pneumonia using Japanese guidelines
pp. 104-110(7)
Authors: ISHIDA, Tadashi; MIYASHITA, Naoyuki; NAKAHAMA, Chikara

Early switch to oral antibiotics and early discharge guidelines in the management of community-acquired pneumonia
pp. 111-116(6)
Authors: LEE, RichardWaiWing; LINDSTROM, StevenTerence

Open-label, randomized comparison trial of long-term outcomes of levofloxacin versus standard antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 117-121(5)
Authors: RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ, Agustin; GIMÉNEZ, Antonio; GÓMEZ-ARBONÉS, Xavier; SOLER-GONZÁLEZ, Jorge; SÁNCHEZ, Virginia; FALGUERA, Miquel; PORCEL, JoseM.

Prevalence of symptomatic large pleural effusions first diagnosed more than 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
pp. 122-126(5)
Authors: PENG, Ming-Cheng; HOU, CharlesJia-Yin; LI, Jiun-Yi; HU, Po-Yuan; CHEN, Chun-Yen

Using discrete choice experiments to investigate subject preferences for preventive asthma medication
pp. 127-136(10)
Authors: LANCSAR, EmilyJ.; HALL, JaneP.; KING, Madeleine; KENNY, Patricia; LOUVIERE, JordanJ.; FIEBIG, DenzilG.; HOSSAIN, Ishrat; THIEN, FrancisC.K.; REDDEL, HelenK.; JENKINS, ChristineR.

Serum progastrin-releasing peptide levels followed by whole-body positron emission tomography detects early recurrence of small-cell lung cancer
pp. 137-139(3)
Authors: YAMAGUCHI, Hiroyuki; SODA, Hiroshi; KITAZAKI, Takeshi; NAKANO, Hirofumi; FUJINO, Satoru; NAKAMURA, Yoichi; KOHNO, Shigeru

Increase in soluble CD138 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of multicentric Castleman's disease
pp. 140-143(4)
Authors: HASEGAWA, Masaru; BETSUYAKU, Tomoko; YOSHIDA, Nobuya; NASUHARA, Yasuyuki; KINOSHITA, Ichiro; OHTA, Satoshi; ITOH, Tomoo; PARK, PyongWoo; NISHIMURA, Masaharu

Thymic and pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome and literature review
pp. 144-147(4)
Authors: SUNADA, Koichi; HASEGAWA, Yuichi; KODAMA, Takahide; ANAMI, Yoichi; SATOH, Hiroaki; OHTSUKA, Morio; SEKIZAWA, Kiyohisa

Delayed presentation of amniotic fluid embolism: Lessons from a case diagnosed at autopsy
pp. 148-150(3)
Authors: MALHOTRA, Puneet; AGARWAL, Ritesh; AWASTHI, Anshu; DAS, Ashim; BEHERA, Digamber

Value of recommended spirometer accuracy checks on office spirometers in primary care unknown: In response to: National survey of spirometer ownership and usage in general practice in Australia. Respirology 2007; 12: 151
pp. 151-151(1)
Authors: POELS, PatrickJ.P.; SCHERMER, TjardR.

Response to the letter: Value of recommended spirometer accuracy checks on office spirometers in primary care unknown
pp. 152-153(2)
Authors: JOHNS, DavidP.; BURTON, Deborah; WALTERS, JuliaA.E.; WOOD-BAKER, Richard

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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CORRIGENDUM
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