Increasing Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Specimens from US-Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) respiratory infections represent a growing public health problem in many countries. However, there are limited published epidemiologic studies for the Western Pacific region. We reviewed respiratory specimens submitted to Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Hawaii, USA, for culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during August 2007-December 2011 to determine the NTM isolation rate.

Considerations for integration of a physiological radar monitoring system with gold standard clinical sleep monitoring systems.

A design for a physiological radar monitoring system (PRMS) that can be integrated with clinical sleep monitoring systems is presented. The PRMS uses two radar systems at 2.45 GHz and 24 GHz to achieve both high sensitivity and high resolution.

The effect of posture on Cheyne-Stokes respirations and hemodynamics in patients with heart failure.

Study Objectives: Cheyne-Stokes respirations occur in 40% of patients with heart failure. Orthopnea is a cardinal symptom of heart failure and may affect the patient's sleeping angle. The objective of this study was to assess the respiratory and hemodynamic response to sleeping angle in a group of subjects with stable heart failure.

Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: an unusual case and a review of the literature.

Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is a rare disease. It is the most common form of primary pulmonary lymphoma but accounts for less than 1% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. We describe a 67-year-old man who, despite successful treatment of active miliary tuberculosis, developed progression of a concomitant bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.