Background The available data to determine the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) burden in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Therefore, this study closely examines and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. However, its epidemiology in many developing countries is poorly characterised …

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Saudi Arabia is 4.2% among
the general population and 14.2% among smokers. Studies showed that management of …

Abstract The Saudi Thoracic Society (STS) launched the Saudi Initiative for Chronic Airway
Diseases (SICAD) to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and management of chronic …

Continuous inhalation of coal dust among coal workers leads to a variety of disorders. The
present study aims to evaluate the potential oxidative stress associated with coal dust …

The current number of fungal infections occurring each year in Turkey is unknown. We
estimated the burden of serious human fungal diseases based on the population at risk …

Data on COPD-related healthcare resources use are rarely documented in developing
countries. This article presents data on COPD-related healthcare resource consumption in …

Backgrounds COPD is a common health problem with increasing prevalence all over the
world. It is underdiagnosed with very few studies about its prevalence in developing …

Introduction Invasive and superficial fungal infections are increasingly reported in Algeria,
testifying to the increase in their frequency in parallel with the increase in risk factors and the …

Guidelines The Saudi Thoracic Society Evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and
management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease