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Sarath Ranganathan

Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research …
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Consensus statement for inert gas washout measurement using multiple-and single-breath tests

…, K Macleod, M Paiva,JJ Pillow,SRanganathan… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Inert gas washout tests, performed using the single- or multiple-breath washout technique,
were first described over 60 years ago. As measures of ventilation distribution inhomogeneity, …

Lung disease at diagnosis in infants with cystic fibrosis detected by newborn screening

…, CF Robertson,SCRanganathan- American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The promise of newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) has not been
fully realized, and the extent of improvement in respiratory outcomes is unclear. We …

[HTML][HTML]Risk factors for bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosis

…, L Chen,RS Ware,SRanganathan… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Bronchiectasis develops early in the course of cystic fibrosis, being detectable
in infants as young as 10 weeks of age, and is persistent and progressive. We sought to …

Bronchiectasis in infants and preschool children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis after newborn screening

…,N De Klerk, B Linnane,SRanganathan… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the prevalence of bronchiectasis in young children with cystic fibrosis
(CF) diagnosed after newborn screening (NBS) and the relationship of bronchiectasis to …

Progression of early structural lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis assessed using CT

…, PJ Robinson, CF Robertson,SCRanganathan… - Thorax, 2012 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Cross-sectional studies implicate neutrophilic inflammation and pulmonary
感染的危险因素for early structural lung disease in infants and young children with cystic …

Infection, inflammation, and lung function decline in infants with cystic fibrosis

…,GL Hall, P Sly,S Stick,SRanganathan… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Better understanding of evolution of lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF)
and its association with pulmonary inflammation and infection is crucial in informing both …

[HTML][HTML]A Three-Way Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TBin Children

…, GA Paxton,JP Buttery,N Curtis,SCRanganathan- PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
BackgroundThere are limited data comparing the performance of the two commercially available
interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) …

Performance of a whole blood interferon gamma assay for detecting latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children

TG Connell,N Curtis,SCRanganathan,JP Buttery- Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The diagnosis of latent Mycobacteriumtuberculosis (MTB) infection with a
tuberculin skin test (TST) in children is complicated by the potential influence of prior exposure to …

Early detection of cystic fibrosis lung disease: multiple-breath washout versus raised volume tests

…, SB Carr, R Castle, A Hoo, J Price,SRanganathan… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Lung clearance index (LCI), a measure of ventilation inhomogeneity derived
from the multiple-breath inert gas washout (MBW) technique, has been shown to detect …

Antibiotic Management of Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis. I. The Microbiome, Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus, Gram-Negative Bacteria, and Multiple …

…,JS Elborn,JJ LiPuma,SCRanganathan… - Annals of the …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Despite significant advances in treatment strategies targeting the underlying defect in cystic
fibrosis (CF), airway infection remains an important cause of lung disease. In this two-part …