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Sleep apnoea is a risk factor for severe COVID-19
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10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000845

Post-COVID-19 assessment in a specialist clinical service: a 12-month, single-centre, prospective study in 1325 individuals
Heightman, Melissa; Prashar, Jai; Hillman, Toby E.; Marks, Michael; Livingston, Rebecca; Ridsdale, Heidi A.; Bell, Robert; Zandi, Michael; McNamara, Patricia; Chauhan, Alisha; Denneny, Emma; Astin, Ronan; Purcell, Helen; Attree, Emily; Hishmeh, Lyth; Prescott, Gordon; Evans, Rebecca; Mehta, Puja; Brennan, Ewen; Brown, Jeremy S.; Porter, Joanna; Logan, Sarah; Wall, Emma; Dehbi, Hakim-Moulay; Cone, Stephen; Banerjee, Amitava
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Patient symptoms and experience following COVID-19: results from a UK-wide survey
Buttery, Sara; Philip, Keir E. J.; Williams, Parris; Fallas, Andrea; West, Brigitte; Cumella, Andrew; Cheung, Cheryl; Walker, Samantha; Quint, Jennifer K.; Polkey, Michael, I; Hopkinson, Nicholas S
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Association between influenza vaccination and hospitalisation or all-cause mortality in people with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study
Wilcox, Christopher R.; Islam, Nazrul; Dambha-Miller, Hajira
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Rationale for azithromycin in COVID-19: an overview of existing evidence
Gyselinck, Iwein; Janssens, Wim; Verhamme, Peter; Vos, Robin
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Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity of upper respiratory specimens from COVID-19 patients by virus isolation using VeroE6/TMPRSS2 cells
Yamada, Souichi; Fukushi, Shuetsu; Kinoshita, Hitomi; Ohnishi, Makoto; Suzuki, Tadaki; Fujimoto, Tsuguto; Saijo, Masayuki; Maeda, Ken
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Dysfunctional breathing diagnosed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ‘long COVID’ patients with persistent dyspnoea
Fresard, Isabelle; Genecand, Leon; Altarelli, Marco; Gex, Gregoire; Vremaroiu, Petrut; Vremaroiu-Coman, Andreea; Lawi, David; Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier
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Efficacy of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda
Kirenga, Bruce; Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline; Muttamba, Winters; Kayongo, Alex; Loryndah, Namakula Olive; Mugenyi, Levicatus; Kiwanuka, Noah; Lusiba, John; Atukunda, Angella; Mugume, Raymond; Ssali, Francis; Ddungu, Henry; Katagira, Winceslaus; Sekibira, Rogers; Kityo, Cissy; Kyeyune, Dorothy; Acana, Susan; Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa, Hellen; Kabweru, Wilberforce; Nakwagala, Fred; Bagaya, Bernard Sentalo; Kimuli, Ivan; Nantanda, Rebecca; Buregyeya, Esther; Byarugaba, Baterana; Olaro, Charles; Mwebesa, Henry; Joloba, Moses Lutaakome; Siddharthan, Trishul; Bazeyo, William
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Dysfunctional breathing diagnosed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ‘long COVID’ patients with persistent dyspnoea
Fresard, Isabelle; Genecand, Leon; Altarelli, Marco; Gex, Gregoire; Vremaroiu, Petrut; Vremaroiu-Coman, Andreea; Lawi, David; Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier
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COVID-19 recovery: benefits of multidisciplinary respiratory rehabilitation
Everaerts, Stephanie; Heyns, Arne; Langer, Daniel; Beyens, Hilde; Hermans, Greet; Troosters, Thierry; Gosselink, Rik; Lorent, Natalie; Janssens, Wim
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Asthma exacerbation prevalence during the COVID-19 lockdown in a moderate-severe asthma cohort
de Boer, Geertje; Braunstahl, Gert-Jan; Hendriks, Rudi; Tramper-Stranders, Gerdien
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000758

Efficacy and safety of high flow nasal oxygen for children with bronchiolitis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Dafydd, Carwyn; Saunders, Benjamin J.; Kotecha, Sarah J.; Edwards, Martin O
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000844

Feasibility of an online platform delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic respiratory disease
Lewis, Adam; Knight, Ellena; Bland, Matthew; Middleton, Jack; Mitchell, Esther; McCrum, Kate; Conway, Joy; Bevan-Smith, Elaine
10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000880

Disease burden and quality of life of patients with chronic cough in Japan: a population-based cross-sectional survey
Kubo, Takekazu; Tobe, Keisuke; Okuyama, Kotoba; Kikuchi, Masashi; Chen, Yirong; Schelfhout, Jonathan; Abe, Machiko; Tokita, Shigeru
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000764

Validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hwang, Mark; Zhang, Kevin; Nagappa, Mahesh; Saripella, Aparna; Englesakis, Marina; Chung, Frances
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000848

Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study
Roberts, Nicola J.; Kelly, Carol A.; Lippiett, Kate A.; Ray, Emma; Welch, Lindsay
10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000987

Long-term outcomes following severe COVID-19 infection: a propensity matched cohort study
McPeake, Joanne; Shaw, Martin; MacTavish, Pamela; Blyth, Kevin G.; Devine, Helen; Fleming, Gillian; Griffin, Justine; Gemmell, Lisa; Grose, Pauline; Henderson, Mark; Henderson, Philip; Hogg, Lucy; King, Kirstin; McInnes, Iain; O’Brien, Peter; Puxty, Kathryn; Rainey, Callum; Sharma, Varun; Sim, Malcolm; Strachan, Laura; Siebert, Stefan; Quasim, Tara
10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001080

Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children requiring hospitalisation in Europe-results from the PED-MERMAIDS multicentre case-control study
Kohns Vasconcelos, Malte; Loens, Katherine; Sigfrid, Louise; Iosifidis, Elias; Epalza, Cristina; Dona, Daniele; Matheeussen, Veerle; Papachristou, Savvas; Roilides, Emmanuel; Gijon, Manuel; Rojo, Pablo; Minotti, Chiara; Da Dalt, Liviana; Islam, Samsul; Jarvis, Jessica; Syggelou, Aggeliki; Tsolia, Maria; Nyirenda Nyang’wa, Maggie; Keers, Sophie; Renk, Hanna; Gemmel, Anna-Lena; D’Amore, Carmen; Ciofi degli Atti, Marta; Rodriguez-Tenreiro Sanchez, Carmen; Martinon-Torres, Federico; Burokiene, Sigita; Goetghebuer, Tessa; Spoulou, Vana; Riordan, Andrew; Calvo, Cristina; Gkentzi, Despoina; Hufnagel, Markus; Openshaw, Peter J.; de Jong, Menno D.; Koopmans, Marion; Goossens, Herman; Ieven, Margareta; Fraaij, Pieter L. A.; Giaquinto, Carlo; Bielicki, Julia A.; Horby, Peter; Sharland, Michael
10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000887

Impact of corticosteroids in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Ho, Kam Sing; Narasimhan, Bharat; Difabrizio, Larry; Rogers, Linda; Bose, Sonali; Li, Li; Chen, Roger; Sheehan, Jacqueline; El-Halabi, Maan Ajwad; Sarosky, Kimberly; Wang, Zichen; Eisenberg, Elliot; Powell, Charles; Steiger, David
10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000766

Specialty COPD care during COVID-19: patient and clinician perspectives on remote delivery
Wu, Frances; Burt, Jenni; Chowdhury, Teena; Fitzpatrick, Raymond; Martin, Graham; van der Scheer, Jan W.; Hurst, John R
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SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 is associated with greater disease severity among hospitalised women but not men: multicentre cohort study
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10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001029