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This letter addresses the recommendations by the American Thoracic Society & European Respiratory Society in 2005, that patients must wait 15-60mins between...

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Sputum induction is widely used in clinical settings for collection of biological samples from the lower airways. However, in recent years sputum induction has been associated with serious adverse events and even death. This position statement was commissioned by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand to address major adverse events of two deaths associated with sputum induction that have occurred in Australia in 2021, and outlines best practice for the safe use of sputum induction. 

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This manuscript will give a brief overview of clinical trial design including the strengths and limitations of various approaches

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Aspergillus species and P. aeruginosa are commonly present in the lower airways from infancy

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Key messages from the abstracts presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress

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This study aimed to investigate acamprosate and naltrexone dispensing patterns in Australia.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life‐shortening genetic disease affecting children.

Our team aims to optimise lung health early in life to ensure the best possible health outcomes later in life.

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The respiratory outcomes for adult survivors of preterm birth in the postsurfactant era are wide-ranging with prognostic factors, especially those encountered after the neonatal period, poorly understood.

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Spacer device was not associated with clinically important differences in lung function following bronchodilator inhalation in children with asthma