Annals ofInfectology

Volume: 4 - Number: 42 - September 15, 2004

Outstanding

Assessment of illness severity in community acquired pneumonia: a useful new prediction tool?

Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with pleurisy, platypnoea and orthodeoxia

Radiological versus histological diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: survival implications

Airwaves

Airwaves

Brief papers

Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia

Association of IL-10 polymorphism with severity of illness in community acquired pneumonia

Cases Reports

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with pleurisy, platypnoea and orthodeoxia

Critical Care

Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury

Editorial

Assessment of illness severity in community acquired pneumonia: a useful new prediction tool?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): epidemiology, diagnosis and management

Where is SARS now?

Interstitial lung disease

High serum concentrations of surfactant protein A in usual interstitial pneumonia compared with non-specific interstitial pneumonia

Radiological versus histological diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: survival implications

Letters

Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia

Bronchoscopy in patients with suspected PCP: supine or sitting?

Lung alerts

Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine

Respiratory infection

Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

Dexamethasone for treatment of patients mechanically ventilated for lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus

Reduced interferon- release in patients recovered from Legionnaires' disease

Short term outcome and risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes in adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Respiratory muscle

Can diaphragmatic contractility be assessed by airway twitch pressure in mechanically ventilated patients?

Review

Asymptomatic carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci in subjects undergoing bronchoscopy: a prospective study

The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 2: Interstitial lung disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 6: The aetiology of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 6: Acute chest syndrome of sickle cell anaemia

The pulmonary physician in critical care • 12: Acute severe asthma in the intensive care unit

Supplement

BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection

BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax