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Prognostic significance of pulmonary function tests in dyskeratosis congenita, a telomere biology disorder
About 40% of patients with dyskeratosis congenita, a telomere biology disorder, have abnormal pulmonary function tests and progress to life-threatening pulmonary disease (PD). Prospective therapeutic studies of PD in these disorders are urgently needed.
EBUS-TBNA in the rapid microbiological diagnosis of drug-resistant mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenopathy
EBUS-TBNA has value in mediastinal adenopathy, including drug-resistant TB. Combined Xpert MTB/RIF and TB culture testing on EBUS-TBNA specimens helps in diagnosing rifampicin resistance missed by Xpert MTB/RIF.
Plasma receptor tyrosine kinase RET in pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and differentiation
Receptor tyrosine kinases have been shown to promote PAH remodelling. Plasma RET differentiates PAH from other causes of PH. RET could have the potential to be used as a future diagnostic biomarker.
Time to diagnosis of tuberculosis is greater in older patients: a retrospective cohort review
A retrospective UK study in patients with TB shows only age remains an independent predictor of time to treatment in a multivariable model. Older patients have fewer of the “classical” clinical and radiological features of TB compared with younger patient
Simultaneous sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen multiple-breath washout (MBW) to examine inherent differences in MBW outcomes
Inherent differences in simultaneous SF6 and N2 washout on the mass spectrometer show why results are never comparable

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