Although the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is well defined by the
development of acute hypoxemia, bilateral infiltrates and non-cardiogenic pulmonary …

Background: There is growing recognition and understanding of the entities that cause
interstitial lung disease (ILD) in infants. These entities are distinct from those that cause ILD …

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is the first pandemic of the century. SARS-CoV-2 infection is
transmitted through droplets; other transmission routes are hypothesized but not confirmed …

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Pulmonary
Function Testing in Preschool Children | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …

Interstitial lung disease in children (chILD) is rare, and most centres will only see a few
cases/year. There are numerous possible underlying diagnoses, with specific and non …

Objective To evaluate the use of an adult-based algorithmic approach to chronic cough in a
cohort of children with a history of> 3 weeks of cough and to describe the etiology of chronic …

Rationale: Better understanding of evolution of lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis
(CF) and its association with pulmonary inflammation and infection is crucial in informing …

The association between severe bronchiolitis and dual infection by human
metapneumovirus (hMPV) and human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) was investigated in …

Objective: Congenital airway malacia is one of the few causes of irreversible airways
obstruction in children, but the incidence in the general population is unknown. Severe …

Background Invasive methods requiring general anaesthesia are needed to sample the lung
microbiota in young children who do not expectorate. This poses substantial challenges to …