Author Correction: Best practice advice for asthma exacerbation prevention and management in primary care: an international expert consensus by Neil Skolnik, Barbara P. Yawn, Jaime Correia de Sousa, María Mar Martínez Vázquez, Amanda Barnard, Wendy L. Wright, Austin Ulrich, Tonya Winders, Stephen Brunton

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Eotaxin in serum of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with eosinophil cationic protein and lung function by Karina Jahnz-Ró̀zyk, Tadeusz Plusa, Justyna Mierzejewska

“…This study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between the serum ECP and the serum eotaxin level, and disease activity as evaluated with pulmonary function in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 20 patients with stable asthma and 15 patients with COPD, and 15 subjects of the control group took part in this study. …”
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Impact of solid fuel use on asthma prognosis and consistent peak expiratory flow changes: Evidence from China by Yuexi Chen, Shuojia Xie, Xirong Chen, Xiaowen Zhong, Linhang Yang, Weitong Lin, Junfeng Huang, Ruchong Chen

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The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort by Martin Pariès, Stéphanie Bougeard, Aida Eslami, Zhonglin Li, Michel Laviolette, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Evelyne Vigneau, Yohan Bossé

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Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary by M Diane Lougheed, Catherine Lemiere, Francine M Ducharme, Chris Licskai, Sharon D Dell, Brian H Rowe, Mark FitzGerald, Richard Leigh, Wade Watson, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly

“…BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. …”
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Decreased prevalence of asthma among children with high exposure to cat allergen: relevance of the modified Th2 response by Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, John W. Vaughan, Kevin Blumenthal, Judith A. Woodfolk, Richard B. Sporik

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Evaluation of Inhaler Technique in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Andaman and Nicobar Islands – An Observational Study by M. Natraj, Vishal Singh, T. Anbarasan

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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms for identification of asthma in United States adults based on NHANES dataset by Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mobina Fathi, Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoudi, Mehran Sarmadi, Arman Shafiee

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MBD2 Regulates Th17 Cell Differentiation and Experimental Severe Asthma by Affecting IRF4 Expression by Aijun Jia, Yueling Wang, Wenjin Sun, Bing Xiao, Yan Wei, Lulu Qiu, Lin Mu, Li Xu, Jianmin Li, Xiufeng Zhang, Da Liu, Cong Peng, Dongshan Zhang, Xudong Xiang

“…Th17 cells and IL-17 participate in airway neutrophil infiltration characteristics in the pathogenesis of severe asthma. Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) expression increased in CD4+ T cells in peripheral blood samples of asthma patients. …”
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Association between air pollutants and blood cell counts in pediatric patients with asthma: a retrospective observational study by Kuo-Chen Huang, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Ting-Min Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Chen, Fu-Jen Cheng

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Major Care Gaps in Asthma, Sleep and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Road Map for Knowledge Translation by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Jean Bourbeau, Robert Skomro, Samir Gupta

“…Using the ‘Knowledge-to-Action Framework’, the nature of each gap, its magnitude, the barriers that cause and perpetuate it, and past and future strategies that might address the problem were considered. In asthma: disease control is ascertained inadequately, leading to a prevalence of poor asthma control of approximately 50%; and asthma action plans, a key component of asthma management, are provided by only 22% of physicians. …”
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Predicting the effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps comorbid with asthma based on inflammatory biomarkers by Yutong Sima, MD, Ming Zheng, MD, Yan Zhao, PhD, Siqi Ge, PhD, Chengyao Liu, MD, Ping Wang, BS, Xiangdong Wang, MD, PhD, Luo Zhang, MD, PhD

“…CCL-3 and CCL-4 in serum and IgE, CXCL-1, GM-CSF, and IP-10 in nasal secretion may be considered as preferable biomarkers for predicting favorable or ineffective response to omalizumab therapy in patients with refractory CRSwNP comorbid with asthma, based on various clinical indicators.…”
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Analysis of the incidence of asthma among pupils of primary schools in Bielsko-Biala located in areas with various degrees of industrialization by Dariusz Jerzy Góra, Jerzy Kupiec

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Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies by Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, Shyamali C. Dharmage

“…The literature is contradictory concerning pet exposure and the risk of development of asthma and other allergic diseases. Using longitudinal studies, we aimed to systematically review the impact of pet ownership in the critical perinatal period as a risk factor for allergies in childhood. …”
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The Association between Birth Weight and Gestational Age and Asthma in 6-7- and 13-14-Year-Old Children by Zamani Raheleh, Alikhani Ahmad, Heydarzadeh Abtin, Zare Roghaye, Hashemain Sara, Rahimi Siavash

“…Previous studies that assessed the role of birth weight and gestational age in the risk of asthma have been conflicting. Objectives. To examine the association between birth weight and gestational age and symptoms of asthma. …”
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Factors influencing health-related quality of life in children with asthma: insights from Addis Ababa public hospitals by Tsehaynew Kasse, Selemaye Zenebe, Yalemzer Agegnehu, Arega Abebe Lonsako

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Healthcare utilisation by pregnant patients with asthma in South Korea: a cohort study using nationwide claims data by Deog Kyeom Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Joon Yim, Eun Jin Jang, Jimin Kim, Yun Jung Kim, Seongmi Choi, Joon-Ho Lee

“…Objectives Few nationwide population-based studies have examined the burden of asthma during pregnancy. Here, we investigated the burden and medical treatment of asthma during pregnancy requiring healthcare utilisation in South Korea.Design Cohort study.Setting Nationwide insurance claims database.Participants A total of 1 306 281 pregnant women who delivered in South Korea in 2009–2011.Outcomes The prevalence and exacerbation rates of asthma requiring healthcare utilisation, and the prescription of antiasthmatic drugs during pregnancy.Results The prevalence of asthma requiring healthcare utilisation was 0.43% among pregnant women. …”
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Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions May Attenuate Acute Exacerbations of Asthma: Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Lin CY, Lin CH, Lo YL, Lo CY, Huang HY, Hsieh MH, Fang YF, Li TC, Lin SM, Huang YT, Chang PJ, Lin HC

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Eosinophilic Asthma Secondary to Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in a Melanoma Patient by P. Kissoonsingh, B. Sutton, Syed U. Iqbal, Lalit Pallan, Neil Steven, L. Khoja

“…We report, to our knowledge, the first case of anti-PD-1-induced eosinophilic asthma in a melanoma patient treated with adjuvant pembrolizumab. …”
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PARP-1 Is Critical for Recruitment of Dendritic Cells to the Lung in a Mouse Model of Asthma but Dispensable for Their Differentiation and Function by Laura C. Echeverri Tirado, Mohamed A. Ghonim, Jeffrey Wang, Amir A. Al-Khami, Dorota Wyczechowska, Hanh H. Luu, Hogyoung Kim, Maria Dulfary Sanchez-Pino, José Yélamos, Lina M. Yassin, A. Hamid Boulares

“…Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical in asthma and many other immune diseases. We previously demonstrated a role for PARP-1 in asthma. …”
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