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    June 2008
  1. CLEMENT CG , Evans SE, Evans CM, Hawke D, et al
    Stimulation of lung innate immunity protects against lethal pneumococcal pneumonia in mice.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1322-30.
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    May 2008
  2. MAK A , Thomas A, Del Granado M, Zaleskis R, et al
    Influence of Multidrug resistance on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes with Standardized Regimens.
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  3. STOUT JE , Menzies D
    Predicting tuberculosis: does the IGRA tell the tale?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1055-7.
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  4. CORRIS PA , Christie JD
    Update in transplantation 2007.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1062-7.
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  5. DIEL R , Loddenkemper R, Meywald-Walter K, Niemann S, et al
    Predictive value of a whole blood IFN-gamma assay for the development of active tuberculosis disease after recent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1164-70.
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  6. LEUNG CC , Bailey WC, Yew WW
    Screening contacts of tuberculosis: overcoming obstacles with an old tool.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:939-40.
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  7. ABUSRIWIL H , Stockley RA
    Bacterial load and exacerbations of COPD.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1048-9.
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  8. FAHY RJ , Exline MC, Gavrilin MA, Bhatt NY, et al
    Inflammasome mRNA expression in human monocytes during early septic shock.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:983-8.
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  9. TUNNEY MM , Field TR, Moriarty TF, Patrick S, et al
    Detection of anaerobic bacteria in high numbers in sputum from patients with cystic fibrosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:995-1001.
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    April 2008
  10. COOKE GS , Campbell SJ, Bennett S, Lienhardt C, et al
    Mapping of a Novel Susceptibility Locus Suggests a Role for MC3R and CTSZ in Human Tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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  11. FOWLER RA , Adhikari NK, Scales DC, Lee WL, et al
    Update in critical care 2007.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:808-19.
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  12. MARRIOTT HM , Jackson LE, Wilkinson TS, Simpson AJ, et al
    Reactive oxygen species regulate neutrophil recruitment and survival in pneumococcal pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:887-95.
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  13. MURPHY TF , Brauer AL, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, et al
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:853-60.
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  14. KIK SV , Verver S, van Soolingen D, de Haas PE, et al
    Tuberculosis Outbreaks Predicted by Characteristics of First Patients in a DNA Fingerprint Cluster.
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  15. PEREZ-TRALLERO E , Cilla G, Garcia-Zamalloa A, Idigoras P, et al
    Vitamin D and tuberculosis incidence in Spain.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:798-9.
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  16. LEUNG CC , Yew WW
    Study on twins: a good tool for infectious diseases?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:799-800.
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  17. TEIRSTEIN AS
    Help for the diagnosis of some, but not all cases of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:677-9.
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  18. SALFINGER M , Ashkin D
    Coming out of the darkness.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:676-7.
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  19. BARNARD M , Albert H, Coetzee G, O'Brien R, et al
    Rapid molecular screening for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-volume public health laboratory in South Africa.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:787-92.
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  20. KITADA S , Kobayashi K, Ichiyama S, Takakura S, et al
    Serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease using an enzyme immunoassay kit.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:793-7.
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    March 2008
  21. COHEN T , Colijn C, Wright A, Zignol M, et al
    Challenges in Estimating the Total Burden of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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  22. YENDE S , D'Angelo G, Kellum JA, Weissfeld L, et al
    Inflammatory Markers at Hospital Discharge Predict Subsequent Mortality after Pneumonia and Sepsis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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  23. PRAVINKUMAR SE
    Drotrecogin alfa (activated): surviving sepsis by chance.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:669.
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  24. MOONAN PK , Weis SE
    Assessing the impact of targeted tuberculosis interventions.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:557-8.
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  25. YEW WW , Leung CC
    Update in tuberculosis 2007.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:479-85.
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  26. NOBRE V , Harbarth S, Graf JD, Rohner P, et al
    Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:498-505.
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  27. SETHI S , Wrona C, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, et al
    Inflammatory profile of new bacterial strain exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:491-7.
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    February 2008
  28. AGARWAL R , Nath A
    XPRESS study: heparin in ... not out.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:461.
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  29. AISSA K , Madhi F, Ronsin N, Delarocque F, et al
    Evaluation of a Model for Efficient Screening of Tuberculosis Contact Subjects.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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    January 2008
  30. LAWN SD , Wilkinson RJ, Lipman MC, Wood R, et al
    Immune Reconstitution and "Unmasking" of Tuberculosis during Antiretroviral Therapy.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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  31. WU Q , Martin RJ, Lafasto S, Efaw BJ, et al
    Toll-like Receptor 2 Down-regulation in Mouse Allergic Lungs Decreases Mycoplasma Clearance.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;.
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  32. WANG Z , Su F, Bruhn A, Yang X, et al
    Acute hypercapnia improves indices of tissue oxygenation more than dobutamine in septic shock.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:178-83.
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  33. BREEN RA , Miller RF, Lipman MC
    On treatment outcomes of patients with HIV and tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:121.
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  34. ANAISSIE EJ
    A bad bug takes on a new role as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:1-2.
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  35. BIANCHI SM , Prince LR, McPhillips K, Allen L, et al
    Impairment of apoptotic cell engulfment by pyocyanin, a toxic metabolite of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;177:35-43.
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    December 2007
  36. ROBENSHTOK E , Paul M, Leibovici L
    Atypical coverage for community-acquired pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:1289.
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  37. RIEDER HL
    Of contagion and inherited susceptibility: an epidemiologic tribute to George W. Comstock.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:1176-7.
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  38. LORENTE L , Lecuona M, Jimenez A, Mora ML, et al
    Influence of an endotracheal tube with polyurethane cuff and subglottic secretion drainage on pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:1079-83.
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  39. YENDE S , Angus DC, Ding J, Newman AB, et al
    4G/5G plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:1129-37.
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    November 2007
  40. KHAN K , Wang J, Hu W, Bierman A, et al
    Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: National Trends Over Three Decades.
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  41. BENNETT DE , Courval JM, Onorato I, Agerton T, et al
    Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection in the U.S. Population.
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  42. NOLAN A , Weiden M, Kelly A, Hoshino Y, et al
    CD40 and CD80/86 Act Synergistically to Regulate Inflammation and Mortality in Polymicrobial Sepsis.
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  43. SCHWARTZMAN K
    "Them" and "us": the two worlds of tuberculosis?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:840-2.
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  44. CHRIST-CRAIN M , Stolz D, Jutla S, Couppis O, et al
    Free and total cortisol levels as predictors of severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:913-20.
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  45. VON WULFFEN W , Steinmueller M, Herold S, Marsh LM, et al
    Lung dendritic cells elicited by Fms-like tyrosine 3-kinase ligand amplify the lung inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:892-901.
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  46. BORGEL D , Bornstain C, Reitsma PH, Lerolle N, et al
    A comparative study of the protein C pathway in septic and nonseptic patients with organ failure.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:878-85.
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  47. BARNATO AE , Alexander S, Linde-Zwirble WT, Angus DC, et al
    Racial Variation in the Incidence, Care, and Outcomes of Severe Sepsis.
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    October 2007
  48. SINGER M
    Powering up failed organs.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:733-4.
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  49. VILLAR J , Perez-Mendez L, Lopez J, Belda J, et al
    An early PEEP/FIO2 trial identifies different degrees of lung injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:795-804.
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  50. MOLDAWER LL
    Opening the Window on Genome-wide Expression Analyses in Sepsis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:631-2.
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    September 2007
  51. MEERSSEMAN W , Lagrou K, Maertens J, Wilmer A, et al
    Galactomannan in Broncho-alveolar Lavage Fluid: A Tool for Diagnosing Aspergillosis in ICU Patients.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  52. VAN DER EIJK EA , van de Vosse E, Vandenbroucke JP, van Dissel JT, et al
    Heredity versus Environment in Tuberculosis in Twins. Simonds and Comstock Re-visited.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  53. FAULKNER L , Altmann DM, Ellmerich S, Huhtaniemi I, et al
    Sexual dimorphism in superantigen shock involves elevated TNF-alpha and TNF-alpha induced hepatic apoptosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:473-82.
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    August 2007
  54. OLSZEWSKI MA , Falkowski NR, Surana R, Sonstein J, et al
    Effect of Laparotomy on Clearance and Cytokine Induction in Staphylococcus aureus-infected Lungs.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  55. HEEMSKERK S , Masereeuw R, van der Hoeven H, Pickkers P, et al
    Renal Effects of Nitric Oxide during Sepsis: Another Two-Edged Sword?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:419a-420.
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  56. VAN INGEN J , Boeree MJ, de Lange WC, Dekhuijzen PN, et al
    Impact of new American Thoracic Society diagnostic criteria on management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:418.
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  57. DERIEMER K , Kawamura LM, Hopewell PC, Daley CL, et al
    Quantitative Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Tuberculosis Dynamics.
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  58. DAHLE UR , Eldholm V, Winje BA, Mannsaker T, et al
    Impact of Immigration on the Molecular Epidemiology of M. tuberculosis in a Low-incidence Country.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  59. BREEN RA , Dunleavy A, Lipman MC
    Rapid Diagnosis of Smear-negative Tuberculosis by Bronchoalveolar Lavage Enzyme-linked Immunospot.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:316a-317.
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  60. KHAN K , Wang J, Marras TK
    Nontuberculous mycobacterial sensitization in the United States: national trends over three decades.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:306-13.
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    July 2007
  61. ANTAS PR , Sampaio EP
    Another Round for the CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:214-5.
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  62. MARTINEAU AR , Wilkinson RJ, Wilkinson KA, Newton SM, et al
    A single dose of vitamin D enhances immunity to mycobacteria.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:208-13.
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  63. CHAPMAN SJ , Khor CC, Vannberg FO, Frodsham A, et al
    IkappaB genetic polymorphisms and invasive pneumococcal disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176:181-7.
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  64. WU R , Dong W, Zhou M, Zhang F, et al
    Ghrelin Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury and Mortality in Rats.
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  65. CHATTERJEE A , Dimitropoulou C, Drakopanayiotakis F, Antonova G, et al
    Hsp90 Inhibitors Prolong Survival, Attenuate Inflammation and Reduce Lung Injury in Murine Sepsis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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    June 2007
  66. HADEN DW , Suliman HB, Carraway MS, Welty-Wolf KE, et al
    Mitochondrial Biogenesis Restores Oxidative Metabolism During Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  67. HORVAT JC , Beagley KW, Wade MA, Preston JA, et al
    Neonatal Chlamydial Infection Induces Mixed T Cell Responses that Drive Allergic Airways Disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  68. SANCHO J , Servera E, Diaz J, Marin J, et al
    Predictors of ineffective cough during a chest infection in patients with stable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:1266-71.
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  69. TANG BM , McLean AS, Dawes IW, Huang SJ, et al
    The Use of Gene-Expression Profiling to Identify Candidate Genes in Human Sepsis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  70. LEVI M , Levy M, Williams MD, Douglas I, et al
    Prophylactic Heparin in Patients with Severe Sepsis Treated with Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated).
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  71. PERLMAN DC , Leung CC, Yew WW
    Treatment of Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Patients: We Need to Know More.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:1102-3.
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    May 2007
  72. HOUGARDY JM , Place S, Hildebrand M, Drowart A, et al
    Regulatory T Cells Depress Immune Responses to Protective Antigens in Active Tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  73. SPURZEM JR
    On the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in severe sepsis and septic shock.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:1095.
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  74. ARNOLD FW , Summersgill JT, Lajoie AS, Peyrani P, et al
    A worldwide perspective of atypical pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:1086-93.
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  75. GIAVINA-BIANCHI P , Oliveira E, Kalil J
    Specific IgE against Recombinant Allergens in Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:967a.
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  76. GROENEVELD AB , Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM
    One swallow does not make a summer: can herpes simplex virus-1 cause pneumonia and acute lung injury?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:865-6.
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  77. MAUS UA , Backi M, Winter C, Srivastava M, et al
    Importance of phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma in the host defense against pneumococcal infection.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:958-66.
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  78. LUYT CE , Combes A, Deback C, Aubriot-Lorton MH, et al
    Herpes simplex virus lung infection in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:935-42.
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    April 2007
  79. CHANG KC , Leung CC, Tam CM
    Toward optimizing treatment for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:860.
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  80. YEW WW , Leung CC
    Antituberculosis drugs and hepatotoxicity.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:858.
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  81. DE VRIES G , van Hest RA, Richardus JH
    Impact of Mobile Radiographic Screening on Tuberculosis among Drug Users and Homeless Persons.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;.
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  82. LIGTENBERG JJ , Stemerdink A, Zijlstra JG
    No blood testing in relative adrenal insufficiency: just treat!
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:744.
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  83. BHATT SP
    One more prediction rule: has anything new been added?
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:743.
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  84. MILBRANDT EB , Ishizaka A, Angus DC
    Update in critical care 2006.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:638-48.
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    March 2007
  85. PHADKE AP , Akangire G, Park SJ, Lira SA, et al
    The Role of CC Chemokine Receptor-6 in Host Defense in a Model of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
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  86. PAI M , Menzies D
    The new IGRA and the old TST: making good use of disagreement.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:529-31.
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  87. AREND SM , Thijsen SF, Leyten EM, Bouwman JJ, et al
    Comparison of two interferon-gamma assays and tuberculin skin test for tracing tuberculosis contacts.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:618-27.
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    February 2007
  88. KISHIMOTO H , Urade M
    Mechanical tooth cleaning before chlorhexidine application.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:418.
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  89. GRIFFITH DE , Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, et al
    An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:367-416.
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  90. MAROSSY AE , Strachan DP, Rudnicka AR, Anderson HR, et al
    Childhood chest illness and the rate of decline of adult lung function between ages 35 and 45 years.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:355-9.
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    November 2006
  91. RIOS-SANTOS F , Alves-Filho JC, Oliveira Souto F, Spiller F, et al
    Down-Regulation of CXCR2 on Neutrophils in Severe Sepsis is Mediated by iNOS-Derived Nitric Oxide.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006;.
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    March 2006
  92. ROSENTHAL IM , Williams K, Tyagi S, Peloquin CA, et al
    Potent Twice-weekly Rifapentine-containing Regimens in Murine Tuberculosis.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006;.
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