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Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
The Role of Allergen-specific Immunotherapy in the Management of
Grass-pollen-induced Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis 45
Anthony J Frew
Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Pleural Disease
Preventing, Diagnosing and Treating Pleural Infection and
Malignant Pleural Effusion 49
John M Wrightson
1
and Robert JO Davies
2
1. Academic Clinical Fellow and Specialist Registrar; 2. Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Oxford Centre for
Respiratory Medicine, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford
Cystic Fibrosis
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Cystic Fibrosis 54
Giovanni Taccetti,
1
Silvia Campana,
1
Priscilla Cocchi,
1
Anna Silvia Neri,
1
Francesca Trevisan,
1
Vanessa Boni,
1
Cesare Braggion
1
and Filippo Festini
2
1. Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Meyer Hospital, Florence; 2. Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence
Pneumonia
Prevention and Treatment of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia 59
Miquel Ferrer
1
and Antoni Torres
2
1. Consultant Physician; 2. Head, Department of Pneumology, Institute of Thorax, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
US Respiratory Disease – A Selection of Recent Articles
Available for download at: www.touchrespiratory.com
Asthma and Obesity—Twin Peaks
Sat Sharma
Pharmacogenetics of Asthma
Eugene R Bleecker
Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-acting β-agonists in Asthma Therapy
Michael A Kaliner
Cystic Fibrosis—Diagnosis and Best Care Options
Steven P Conway and Keith G Brownlee
Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
Cristian Jivcu and Mark Gotfried
Long-term Outcomes After Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Abdulla Damluji, Faisal A Siddiqi, Victor D Dinglas and Dale M Needham
What We Have Learned Over the Past 30 Years of Mechanical Ventilator Support
Bruce P Krieger
Management of Allergic Rhinitis—Implementation of Evidence-based Guidelines
Kenneth Deem, David Sherris and Jens U Ponikau
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Victor J Test and William R Auger
Sleep Apnea—A Treatable Systemic Disease
Douglas L Prisco, Mangala Narasimhan and Harly E Greenberg
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