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A comparison of biologicals in the treatment of adults with severe asthma – real-life experiences

Emma Kotisalmi,  Auli Hakulinen, Mika Mäkelä, Sanna Toppila-Salmi & Paula Kauppi  Research-Open Access Asthma Research and Practice volume 6, Article number: 2 (2020) Abstract Background Anti-IgE (omalizumab) and anti-IL5/IL5R (reslizumab, mepolizumab and benralizumab) treatments are available for severe allergic…

COVID-19 Related Genes in Sputum Cells in Asthma: Relationship to Demographic Features and Corticosteroids

Michael C Peters , Satria Sajuthi , Peter Deford , Stephanie Christenson , Cydney L. Rios , Michael T. Montgomery , Prescott G Woodruff , David T Mauger , Serpil C. Erzurum , Mats W Johansson , Loren C Denlinger , Show All…+ Author Information Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr…

Defining high probability when making a diagnosis of asthma in primary care: mixed-methods consensus workshop

Respiratory medicine – Original research BMJ Open 2020;10:e034559. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034559 Luke Daines, Steff Lewis, Antonius Schneider, Aziz Sheikh, Hilary Pinnock Abstract Objective Making the diagnosis of asthma is challenging. Guidelines recommend that clinicians identify a…

Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) in the Management of Asthma: A Position Paper of the Italian Respiratory Society (SIP/IRS) and Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC)

Enrico Heffler, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Elisabetta Favero, Giuseppe Guida, Mauro Maniscalco, Andrea Motta, Giovanni Paoletti , Giovanni Rolla, Eugenio Baraldi, Vincenza Pezzella, Giorgio Piacentini, Stefano Nardini. Abstract Asthma prevalence in…

Validation of the portable Bluetooth® Air Next spirometer in patients with different respiratory diseases

Research – Open Access Konstantinos P. Exarchos, Athena Gogali, Agni Sioutkou, Christos Chronis, Sofia Peristeri & Konstantinos Kostikas  Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 79 (2020) Cite this article Abstract Background Chronic respiratory diseases constitute a considerable part in the practice of…