Vol 6, No 5 (May 08, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease

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News

Minimally invasive therapy for lung cancer: we are on the way for international consensus
Editorial Office
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Editorial

Chest tightness variant asthma (CTVA): reconfirmed and not generally appreciated
Richard S. Irwin
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Chest tightness variant asthma: deja vu all over again
Nanshan Zhong
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Asthma diagnosis: not always simple or straightforward…
Mike Thomas
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Endobronchial ultrasound-guided versus conventional transbronchial needle aspiration: time to re-evaluate the relationship?
Andrew RL Medford
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Original Article

TBNA with and without EBUS: a comparative efficacy study for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
Junhong Jiang, Robert Browning, Noah Lechtzin, Jianan Huang, Peter Terry, Ko Pen Wang
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The Six-Minute-Walk Test in assessing respiratory function after tumor surgery of the lung: a cohort study
Oliver Rick, Tsegaye Metz, Michael Eberlein, Joachim Schirren, Servet Bölükbas
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Myocardial performance index for detection of subclinical abnormalities in patients with sarcoidosis
Mehmet Gungor Kaya, Zuhal Simsek, Bahadir Sarli, Hakan Buyukoglan
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Effectiveness and safety of diagnostic flexi-rigid thoracoscopy in differentiating exudative pleural effusion of unknown etiology: a retrospective study of 215 patients
Bao-An Gao, Gang Zhou, Li Guan, Ling-Yun Zhang, Guang-Ming Xiang
PDF Pages: 438-443 Full Text (7154) Open Access Get Permission
Characterization of primary symptoms leading to Chinese patients presenting at hospital with suspected obstructive sleep apnea
Zhe Li, Lina Du, Yun Li, Lili Huang, Fei Lei, Linghui Yang, Tao Li, Xiangdong Tang
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Symptom prevalence and risk factors for asthma at the rural regions of Denizli, Turkey
Erhan Uğurlu, Sevin Başer Öncel, Fatma Evyapan
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Efficacy and safety of low-dose clopidogrel after 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy for patients having drug-eluting stent implantation
Xiao-Dong Zhuang, Ming Long, Cui-Ling Li, Cheng-Heng Hu, Zhi-Ming Du, Xin-Xue Liao
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Female breast cancer statistics of 2010 in China: estimates based on data from 145 population-based cancer registries
Hongmei Zeng, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, Xiaonong Zou, Wanqing Chen
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The association between airflow obstruction and radiologic change by tuberculosis
Yong Il Hwang, Joo Hee Kim, Chang Youl Lee, Sunghoon Park, Yong Bum Park, Seung Hun Jang, Cheol Hong Kim, Tae Rim Shin, Sang Myun Park, Yun Su Sim, Dong-Gyu Kim, Myung-Goo Lee, In-Gyu Hyun, Ki-Suck Jung
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Hemoglobin in normal range, the lower the better?—Evidence from a study from Chinese community-dwelling participants
Lianxiang Ren, Bing Gu, Yixing Du, Xin Wu, Xinjian Liu, Hui Wang, Li Jiang, Yan Guo, Junhong Wang
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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of lysophosphatidic acid in malignant pleural effusions
Cui-Qing Bai, Yan-Wen Yao, Chun-Hua Liu, He Zhang, Xiao-Bing Xu, Jun-Li Zeng, Wen-Jun Liang, Wen Yang, Yong Song
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Analysis of mutations in 7 candidate genes for dextro- Transposition of the great arteries in Chinese population
Liming Lei, Haoming Lin, Shilong Zhong, Zhiwei Zhang, Jimei Chen, Xin-Xin Li, Xiyong Yu, Xaioqing Liu, Jian Zhuang
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Anti-endothelial cell antibodies in connective tissue diseases associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Xiao-Dan Liu, Sheng-Yu Guo, Li-Li Yang, Xiao-Li Zhang, Wen-Yi Fu, Xiao-Fei Wang
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Brief Report

Infrequent ERBB2 mutations in Chinese patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Shuidong Feng, Hongyan Ling, Hui Guo, Lingling Tong, Guobin Hu, Li Liao, Xueying Lv, Hongzhuan Tan, Yimou Wu
PDF Pages: 503-506 Full Text (3048) Open Access Get Permission

MALDI-TOF MS in Clinical Microbiology1

Rapid laboratory diagnosis for respiratory infectious diseases by using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
Yun F. (Wayne) Wang, Jianfeng Fu
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Application status of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in the identification and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ruixue Zhang, Yin Long, Wenfang He, Xiaoke Hao, Jiayun Liu
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MALDI-TOF MS versus VITEK 2 ANC card for identification of anaerobic bacteria
Yang Li, Bing Gu, Genyan Liu, Wenying Xia, Kun Fan, Yaning Mei, Peijun Huang, Shiyang Pan
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Performance of mass spectrometric identification of bacteria and yeasts routinely isolated in a clinical microbiology laboratory using MALDI-TOF MS
Weiping Wang, Haiyan Xi, Mei Huang, Jie Wang, Ming Fan, Yong Chen, Haifeng Shao, Xiaojun Li
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Comparative study of MALDI-TOF MS and VITEK 2 in bacteria identification
Ling Guo, Liyan Ye, Qiang Zhao, Yanning Ma, Jiyong Yang, Yanping Luo
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Comparison of MALDI-TOF MS, gene sequencing and the Vitek 2 for identification of seventy-three clinical isolates of enteropathogens
Jiankai Deng, Liang Fu, Ruilian Wang, Nan Yu, Xixia Ding, Lingxiao Jiang, Yanping Fang, Changhong Jiang, Lijuan Lin, Ying Wang, Xiaoyan Che
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The value of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry in identifying clinically relevant bacteria: a comparison with automated microbiology system
Chunmei Zhou, Bijie Hu, Xuelian Zhang, Shenglei Huang, Yuzhang Shan, Xiangru Ye
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Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Neisseria flavescens infection
Ling Huang, Lan Ma, Kun Fan, Yang Li, Le Xie, Wenying Xia, Bing Gu, Genyan Liu
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ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient2

Medical partnerships for improved patients’ outcomes—are they working?
Lawrence Grouse
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Medical Writing3

Publishing in open access era: focus on respiratory journals
Ni Dai, Dingyao Xu, Xiyao Zhong, Li Li, Qibo Ling, Zhaode Bu
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The use of noun phrases in biomedical research papers written by Chinese scholars
Jin Xu
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Between You and Me4

Gomers
Lawrence Grouse
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Case Report

A 7.3×5.3×3.5-cm heterotopic thyroid in the posterior mediastinum in a patient with situs inversus totalis
Woo Surng Lee, Yo Han Kim, Hyun Keun Chee, Jae Joon Hwang, Song Am Lee, Jung Hwa Lee, Hye Young Kim
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Flail chest stabilization with Nuss operation in presence of multiple myeloma
Song Am Lee, Jae Joon Hwang, Hyun Keun Chee, Yo Han Kim, Woo Surng Lee
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Emergence of linezolid resistance in a clinical Staphylococcus capitis isolate from Jiangsu Province of China in 2012
Yiling Huang, Yanling Xu, Genyan Liu, Yaning Mei, Wenying Xia, Ting Xu, Bing Gu, Shiyang Pan
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Images of the Issue

Effusion cytology: an effective method for the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Daming Fan, Li Ding, Hui Liu, Jigang Wang, Wenwen Ran, Yujun Li, Dongliang Lin
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Letter to the Editor

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in postoperative esophagectomy. Is a safe and efficacy indication always?
Antonio M. Esquinas
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Erratum

Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer: Erratum
Ozkan Demirhan, Cetin Ordu, Alper Toker
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Disclosure:

1. The series “MALDI-TOF MS in Clinical Microbiology” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Bing Gu served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. The series “ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Lawrence Grouse served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

3. The series ”Medical Writing” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.

4. The series “Between You and Me” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.