A compelling body of evidence points to pulmonary thrombosis and thromboembolism as a
key feature of COVID-19. As the pandemic spread across the globe over the past few months…

Background Nearly two decades after completion of the genome sequence of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (MTB), and with the advent of next generation sequencing technologies (NGS)…

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Efforts to control it are hampered by difficulties with …

Parasitic infections of the lung occur worldwide among both immunocompetent and
immunocompromised patients and may affect the respiratory system in a variety of ways. This review …

Background The impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health and employment after
hospitalisation with acute disease is not well understood. The aim of this study was to …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic
airway inflammation that is greater in patients with advanced disease. We asked whether there …

Rhinoviruses are the major cause of asthma exacerbations, and asthmatics have increased
susceptibility to rhinovirus and risk of invasive bacterial infections. Here we show deficient …

Background Troponin elevation is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but underlying
aetiologies are ill-defined. We used multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (…

Rationale: Rhinoviruses are the major cause of asthma exacerbations; however, its
underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We hypothesized that the epithelial cell–derived …

Rationale: Rhinovirus infection is followed by significantly increased frequencies of positive,
potentially pathogenic sputum cultures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …