Editorials:

P. Chanez

Immunological intervention with anti-immunoglobulin-E antibody to prevent asthma exacerbations
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 249-250. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Weitzenblum and A. Chaouat

Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in man: what minimum daily duration of hypoxaemia is required?
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 251-253. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma/Allergy:

M. Solèr, J. Matz, R. Townley, R. Buhl, J. O'Brien, H. Fox, J. Thirlwell, N. Gupta, and G. Della Cioppa

The anti-IgE antibody omalizumab reduces exacerbations and steroid requirement in allergic asthmatics
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 254-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

O. Zetterström, R. Buhl, H. Mellem, M. Perpiñá, J. Hedman, S. O'Neill, and T. Ekström

Improved asthma control with budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler, compared with budesonide alone
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 262-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H.J. van der Woude and R. Aalbers

Unaltered perception of dyspnoea during treatment with long-acting ß₂-agonists
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 269-271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Lee, J. Abisheganaden, C.B.E. Chee, and Y.T. Wang

A new asthma severity index: a predictor of near-fatal asthma?
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 272-278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary Circulation:

M. McGuire and A. Bradford

Chronic intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia increases pulmonary arterial pressure and haematocrit in rats
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 279-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J-C. Schneider, I. Blazy, M. Déchaux, D. Rabier, N.P. Mason, and J-P. Richalet

Response of nitric oxide pathway to l-arginine infusion at the altitude of 4,350 m
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 286-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cystic Fibrosis:

P. Aurora, S.A. Prasad, I.M. Balfour-Lynn, G. Slade, B. Whitehead, and R. Dinwiddie

Exercise tolerance in children with cystic fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation assessment
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 293-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Navarro, M. Rainisio, H.K. Harms, M.E. Hodson, C. Koch, G. Mastella, B. Strandvik, and S.G. McKenzie

Factors associated with poor pulmonary function: cross-sectional analysis of data from the ERCF
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 298-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.E. Mérelle, J.P. Schouten, J. Gerritsen, and J.E. Dankert-Roelse

Influence of neonatal screening and centralized treatment on long-term clinical outcome and survival of CF patients
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 306-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P-F. Dequin, F. Faurisson, E. Lemarié, F. Delatour, S. Marchand, C. Valat, E. Boissinot, C. de Gialluly, and P. Diot

Urinary excretion reflects lung deposition of aminoglycoside aerosols in cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 316-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Paediatrics:

A.J. Henderson, A. Sherriff, K. Northstone, L. Kukla, D. Hruba, Avon Study of Parents and Children Study Team, and European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood Co-ordinating Centre

Pre- and postnatal parental smoking and wheeze in infancy: cross cultural differences
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 323-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.J. Chavasse, Y. Bastian-Lee, and P. Seddon

Comparison of resistance measured by the interrupter technique and by passive mechanics in sedated infants
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 330-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep:

J.R. Badia, R. Farré, J. Rigau, M.E. Uribe, D. Navajas, and J.M. Montserrat

Forced oscillation measurements do not affect upper airway muscle tone or sleep in clinical studies
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 335-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Oksenberg, I. Khamaysi, and D.S. Silverberg

Apnoea characteristics across the night in severe obstructive sleep apnoea: influence of body posture
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 340-346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial Lung Disease:

R. Koslowski, U. Pfeil, H. Fehrenbach, M. Kasper, E. Skutelsky, and K-W. Wenzel

Changes in xylosyltransferase activity and in proteoglycan deposition in bleomycin-induced lung injury in rat
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 347-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

A. Bergeron, J-P. Laissy, P. Loiseau, E. Schouman-Claeys, A.J. Hance, and A. Tazi

Computed tomography of pulmonary sarcoid-like granulomas induced by complete Freund's adjuvant in rats
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 357-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Infections/Tuberculosis:

W.S. Lim and J.T. Macfarlane

A prospective comparison of nursing home acquired pneumonia with community acquired pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 362-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Antonucci, E. Girardi, M. Raviglione, P. Vanacore, G. Angarano, A. Chirianni, G. Pagano, F. Suter, F.N. Lauria, G. Ippolito, and GISTA

Guidelines of tuberculosis preventive therapy for HIV-infected persons: a prospective, multicentre study
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 369-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Fjällbrant, M. Ridell, and L.O. Larsson

The tuberculin skin test in relation to immunological in vitro reactions in BCG-vaccinated healthcare workers
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 376-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

G.R. Ferretti, I. Bricault, and M. Coulomb

Virtual tools for imaging of the thorax
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 381-392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

S. Chinn

Statistics for the European Respiratory Journal
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 393-401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERS/ATS Statement:

V.B. Antony, R. Loddenkemper, P. Astoul, C. Boutin, P. Goldstraw, J. Hott, F. Rodriguez Panadero, and S.A. Sahn

Management of malignant pleural effusions
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 402-419. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meeting Report:

I. Horváth, W. MacNee, F.J. Kelly, P.N.R. Dekhuijzen, M. Phillips, G. Döring, A.M.K. Choi, M. Yamaya, F.H. Bach, D. Willis, L.E. Donnelly, K.F. Chung, and P.J. Barnes

"Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases", summary of the ERS Research Seminar in Budapest, Hungary, September, 1999
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 420-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case for diagnosis:

G.C. Riise, M. Bugge, Å.A. Johnsson, and H. Willén

A 40-yr-old male with cough, haemoptysis and increasing dyspnoea
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 432-435. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

A.S. Yurdakul, H.C. Çalisir, M. Atasever, L. Ordulu, and M. Ögretensoy

Resistance to penicillin among the Streptococcus pneumoniae in Turkey
Eur Respir J 2001 18: 436. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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