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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Table of Contents
Volume 169, Issue 3 | February 1 2004
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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Editorial

Blood Cultures for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Donald E. Craven
pp. 327–328
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Vascular Dysfunction in Sleep Apnea
Virginia A. Imadojemu, Lawrence I. Sinoway, and Urs A. Leuenberger
pp. 328–329
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure
R. Doug McEvoy
pp. 329–331
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Natural History of Adult-Onset Asthma
Piero Maestrelli
pp. 331–332
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Modulation of Alveolar Fluid Clearance by Acute Inflammation
Lorraine B. Ware
pp. 332–333
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Fluoroquinolones in the Treatment of Tuberculosis
Denis A. Mitchison
pp. 334–335
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Critical Care Perspective

Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos and Basil J. Petrof
pp. 336–341
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A. Pneumonia and Bacteremia

Predicting Bacteremia in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Mark L. Metersky, Allen Ma, Dale W. Bratzler, and Peter M. Houck
pp. 342–347
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B. Sleep and Vascular Endothelium

Endothelial Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Response to Treatment
Mary S. M. Ip, Hung-Fat Tse, Bing Lam, Kenneth W. T. Tsang, and Wah-Kit Lam
pp. 348–353
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Sleep Apnea and Markers of Vascular Endothelial Function in a Large Community Sample of Older Adults
F. Javier Nieto, David M. Herrington, Susan Redline, Emelia J. Benjamin, and John A. Robbins
pp. 354–360
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C. CPAP, Sleep, and Heart Failure

Controlled Trial of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure
Darren R. Mansfield, N. Claire Gollogly, David M. Kaye, Meroula Richardson, Peter Bergin, and Matthew T. Naughton
pp. 361–366
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D. Occupational Asthma

Airway Inflammation after Cessation of Exposure to Agents Causing Occupational Asthma
Karim Maghni, Catherine Lemière, Heberto Ghezzo, Wu Yuquan, and Jean-Luc Malo
pp. 367–372
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E. Allergen, Thrombin, and Remodeling

Increased Thrombin Activity after Allergen Challenge
Masaki Terada, Elizabeth A. B. Kelly, and Nizar N. Jarjour
pp. 373–377
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F. House Dust Mite and Remodeling

Continuous Exposure to House Dust Mite Elicits Chronic Airway Inflammation and Structural Remodeling
Jill R. Johnson, Ryan E. Wiley, Ramzi Fattouh, Filip K. Swirski, Beata U. Gajewska, Anthony J. Coyle, José-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos, Russ Ellis, Mark D. Inman, and Manel Jordana
pp. 378–385
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G. Asthma in Puerto Ricans and Mexicans

Lower Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Puerto Rican than in Mexican Subjects with Asthma
Esteban González Burchard, Pedro C. Avila, Sylvette Nazario, Jesus Casal, Alfonso Torres, Jose R. Rodriguez-Santana, Monica Toscano, Jody Senter Sylvia, MariaElena Alioto, Michael Salazar, Ivan Gomez, Joanne K. Fagan, Jorge Salas, Craig Lilly, Henry Matallana, Elad Ziv, Richard Castro, Moises Selman, Rocio Chapela, Dean Sheppard, Scott T. Weiss, Jean G. Ford, Homer A. Boushey, William Rodriguez-Cintron, Jeffrey M. Drazen, and Edwin K. Silverman; from the Genetics of Asthma in Latino Americans (GALA) Study
pp. 386–392
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H. Asthma and Antioxidants

Relationship of Serum Antioxidants to Asthma Prevalence in Youth
Rachel N. Rubin, Livia Navon, and Patricia A. Cassano
pp. 393–398
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I. Cystic Fibrosis

Free Secretory Component from Cystic Fibrosis Sputa Displays the Cystic Fibrosis Glycosylation Phenotype
Lindsay J. Marshall, Beatrice Perks, Kathleen Bodey, Ranjan Suri, Andrew Bush, and Janis K. Shute
pp. 399–406
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J. Alveolar Fluid Clearance

Leukotriene D4 Activates Alveolar Epithelial Na,K-ATPase and Increases Alveolar Fluid Clearance
Daniel E. Sloniewsky, Karen M. Ridge, Yochai Adir, Francine P. Fries, Arturo Briva, Jacob I. Sznajder, and Peter H. S. Sporn
pp. 407–412
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K. Interleukin-6 and Acute Lung and Liver Injury

Cholestatic Interleukin-6–Deficient Mice Succumb to Endotoxin-induced Liver Injury and Pulmonary Inflammation
Miguel E. Sewnath, Tom van der Poll, Cornelis J. F. van Noorden, Fiebo J. W. ten Kate, and Dirk J. Gouma
pp. 413–420
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L. Moxifloxacin in Tuberculosis

Moxifloxacin-containing Regimen Greatly Reduces Time to Culture Conversion in Murine Tuberculosis
Eric L. Nuermberger, Tetsuyuki Yoshimatsu, Sandeep Tyagi, Richard J. O'Brien, Andrew N. Vernon, Richard E. Chaisson, William R. Bishai, and Jacques H. Grosset
pp. 421–426
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Correspondence

Hyperglycemia, Bronchial Artery Sclerosis, and Lung Function
Georg-Christian Funk, Daniel Doberer, Ventzislav Petkov, and Lutz Henning Block
p. 427
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Interferon-γ Toxicity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Terence M. O'Connor and Charles P. Bredin
p. 428
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Evidence Is Lacking for Link between Rhinitis and Hypertension
Alexander C. Chester
p. 428
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