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Ryoji Maekura

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1 Serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-complex pulmonary disease using an enzyme immunoassay kit. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 1.75
2 The recovery of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) from the residential bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC. Clin Infect Dis 2007 1.26
3 Serodiagnosis of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex with an enzyme immunoassay that uses a mixture of glycopeptidolipid antigens. Clin Infect Dis 2002 1.15
4 Current surgical intervention for pulmonary tuberculosis. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 1.14
5 Dominant incidence of multidrug and extensively drug-resistant specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis clones in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. PLoS One 2012 1.11
6 Rapid serodiagnosis of active pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis by analysis of results from multiple antigen-specific tests. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.07
7 Mycobacterium avium complex organisms predominantly colonize in the bathtub inlets of patients' bathrooms. Jpn J Infect Dis 2009 1.03
8 Virulence of Mycobacterium avium complex strains isolated from immunocompetent patients. Microb Pathog 2008 0.97
9 Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One 2012 0.96
10 Prognostic predictors for survival in patients with COPD using cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2003 0.96
11 Infective tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary emboli caused by Campylobacter fetus after tooth extraction. Intern Med 2005 0.96
12 Use of glycopeptidolipid core antigen for serodiagnosis of mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent patients. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2005 0.88
13 Acidosis and raised norepinephrine levels are associated with exercise dyspnoea in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respirology 2009 0.85
14 Predictive value of preoperative tissue Doppler echocardiographic analysis for postoperative atrial fibrillation after pulmonary resection for lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 0.85
15 Differences in serological responses to specific glycopeptidolipid-core and common lipid antigens in patients with pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex. J Med Microbiol 2006 0.84
16 Desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma: two cases and a literature review. Med Electron Microsc 2003 0.84
17 Serodiagnosis of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex proven by bronchial wash culture. Chest 2010 0.84
18 Pulmonary disease caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria: a retrospective study of 44 cases in Japan. Respiration 2012 0.83
19 Predictive value of B-type natriuretic peptide for postoperative atrial fibrillation following pulmonary resection for lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 0.83
20 Exertional dyspnea-related acidotic and sympathetic responses in patients with sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis. J Physiol Sci 2010 0.82
21 Evaluation of major membrane protein-II as a tool for serodiagnosis of leprosy. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007 0.82
22 [A case of spontaneous resolution of sarcoidosis with primary pulmonary cavitations]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.81
23 Effects of ghrelin treatment on exercise capacity in underweight COPD patients: a substudy of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ghrelin treatment. BMC Pulm Med 2013 0.80
24 Identification of three exercise-induced mortality risk factors in patients with COPD. COPD 2014 0.80
25 Effects of oxygen on exertional dyspnoea and exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology 2012 0.79
26 Ghrelin administration for chronic respiratory failure: a randomized dose-comparison trial. Lung 2015 0.79
27 Exercise-induced electrocardiographic changes in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: differential diagnosis by 99mTc-tetrofosmin SPECT. J Nucl Med 2003 0.78
28 Whole-genome sequence of the hypervirulent clinical strain Mycobacterium intracellulare M.i.198. J Bacteriol 2012 0.78
29 Antigen 85A and mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 are targets of immunoglobulin G in individuals with past tuberculosis. Microbiol Immunol 2013 0.78
30 Efficacy of low-dose landiolol, an ultrashort-acting β-blocker, on postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for lung cancer. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 0.75
31 Effects of ghrelin treatment on exertional dyspnea in COPD: an exploratory analysis. J Physiol Sci 2015 0.75
32 Effects of tiotropium on sympathetic activation during exercise in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2012 0.75
33 [A case of pneumonitis suspected to be induced by Oseltamivir]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
34 [THE GENETIC EXAMINATION OF BRONCHIAL LAVAGE ENABLES THE PROMPT DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII--A CASE REPORT]. Kekkaku 2015 0.75
35 [Long-term care insurance eligibility in Japan for patients having home oxygen therapy]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
36 A case of acute and severe thrombocytopenia due to readministration of rifampicin. J Infect Chemother 2010 0.75
37 [A case of lung adenocarcinoma effectively treated with sivelestat and corcicosteroid for drug-induced lung disease due to gefitinib]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
38 [Susceptibility to rifabutin and novel fluoroquinolones in Mycobacterium avium complex isolates from patients with sputum culture-positive pulmonary disease who are undergoing standard chemotherapy]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2010 0.75
39 [Grading of officially acknowledged respiratory disability and exercise disorders using cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic respiratory diseases]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2004 0.75
40 Effects of inhaled tiotropium on left ventricular diastolic function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients after pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 0.75
41 [Smoking cessation]. Nihon Rinsho 2011 0.75
42 Exertional acidotic responses in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the mechanisms of exertional dyspnea. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2012 0.75
43 The degree of exercise hypoxemia reflects pulmonary artery pressure during early exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2007 0.75
44 [Nutrition management]. Nihon Rinsho 2016 0.75
45 [Direct detection of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by line probe assay (LiPA)]. Kekkaku 2004 0.75
46 [State of the art: sequelae of tuberculosis]. Kekkaku 2005 0.75
47 Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (Ki-1 lymphoma): ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies. Med Electron Microsc 2002 0.75