J. bras. pneumol. vol.38 número6

A study evaluating the drug resistance profile in a public referral center for tuberculosis in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil, showed that, of 22 patients, 12 (55%) were

In addition, 287 patients underwent post- bronchoscopic sputum smear testing for AFB, the results of which increased the diagnostic yield by 22% over that obtained through the

In our smoking cessation program, we have developed a data collection system, which includes two new instruments: a score that assesses nicotine dependence in smokers of ≤

Our opinions and conclusions are based on the annual self-assessment undertaken by the Laboratórios Centrais de Saúde Pública (LACENs, Central Public Health Laboratories),

In the light of the findings of the present study, we can conclude that, in the state of Santa Catarina, there was a significant 3.7% annual decrease in the mortality rate

In 2005, after the good results of the experimental studies in pigs, the Lund University lung transplant group performed the first transplantation of an initially rejected lung

One study, involving 146 lung transplant recipients with a survival of more than 180 days (102 of whom were treated with clarithromycin and 44 of whom received standard

As in pelvic endometriosis, (1,10) pleural nodules of thoracic endometriosis might show different signal intensity on T1- and T2-weighted images, intensity on