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Jeffrey L.Curtis

Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System
Verified email at umich.edu
Cited by 22013

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD

…, PM Calverley,BR Celli, G Criner,JLCurtis… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Significant heterogeneity of clinical presentation and disease progression exists within
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although FEV 1 inadequately describes this …

[HTML][HTML]Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations of COPD

…, JAD Cooper Jr, GJ Criner,JLCurtis… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Acute exacerbations adversely affect patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Macrolide antibiotics benefit patients with a variety of inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML]Analysis of the lung microbiome in the “healthy” smoker and in COPD

…, LA Schmidt,VB Young, GB Toews,JLCurtis… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Although culture-independent techniques have shown that the lungs are not sterile, little is
known about the lung microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We …

Comparison of the respiratory microbiome in healthy nonsmokers and smokers

…, TB Campbell, K Crothers,JLCurtis… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Results from 16S rDNA-encoding gene sequence–based, culture-independent
techniques have led to conflicting conclusions about the composition of the lower respiratory …

[HTML][HTML]Clinical significance of symptoms in smokers with preserved pulmonary function

…, SA Christenson, D Couper,JLCurtis… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Currently, the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
requires a ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ) to forced vital capacity (FVC) of …

Predictors of mortality in patients with emphysema and severe airflow obstruction

FJ Martinez, G Foster,JLCurtis, G Criner… - American journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Purpose: Limited data exist describing risk factors for mortality in patients having predominantly
emphysema. Subjects and Methods: A total of 609 patients with severe emphysema (…

Analysis of the upper respiratory tract microbiotas as the source of the lung and gastric microbiotas in healthy individuals

…,TM Schmidt,VB Young, JM Beck,JLCurtis… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
No studies have examined the relationships between bacterial communities along sites of
上层aerodigestive束n individual subject. Our objective was to perform an …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations in the COPDGene study: associated radiologic phenotypes

…, EA Kazerooni, DA Lynch, LX Liu,S Murray,JLCurtis… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To test the hypothesis—given the increasing emphasis on quantitative computed
tomographic (CT) phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—that a …

[HTML][HTML]Pulmonary arterial enlargement and acute exacerbations of COPD

…, TH Beaty,D Curran-Everett,JLCurtis… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated
with accelerated loss of lung function and death. Identification of patients at risk for these …

Gender and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: why it matters

…, ND Giardino, S Buist,JLCurtis… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women is increasing,
as is hospitalization for COPD. The number of women dying of COPD in the United States …