Publications by authors named "Tamas Erdelyi"
Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the accuracy of a combined airway inflammatory biomarker assessment in diagnosing asthma in elite water sports athletes.
Methods: Members of the Hungarian Olympic and Junior Swim Team and elite athletes from other aquatic disciplines were assessed for asthma by objective lung function measurements, and blood eosinophil count (BEC), serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (F ENO ) measurements, and skin prick testing were performed. A scoring system from BEC, F ENO , serum IgE, and skin test positivity was constructed by dichotomizing the variables and assigning a score of 1 if the variable is elevated.
Article Synopsis
- Inhalation therapy is essential for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the choice of inhaler can affect how well the medication works.
- This study compared the deposition of medication from two different inhaler types—pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and a soft mist inhaler (SMI)—in COPD patients and healthy controls using various inhalation techniques.
- Results showed that the SMI (Spiriva Respimat) had better pulmonary deposition and less extrathoracic deposition compared to pMDIs, indicating better efficacy, while the repeatability of measurements was consistent across different patient groups.
Respiratory transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from one older patient to another by airborne mechanisms in hospital and nursing home settings represents an important health challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the factors that influence the concentration of respiratory droplets and aerosols that potentially contribute to hospital- and nursing care-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are not well understood. To assess the effect of health care professional (HCP) and patient activity on size and concentration of airborne particles, an optical particle counter was placed (for 24 h) in the head position of an empty bed in the hospital room of a patient admitted from the nursing home with confirmed COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInhalation therapy is a cornerstone of treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Inhaler types and through-device inhalation parameters influence airway drug delivery. We aimed to measure the repeatability of inhalation performance through four different commercially available inhalers.
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