Bronchiectasis refers to abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Airway dilatation can lead to
failure of mucus clearance and increased risk of infection. Pathophysiological mechanisms …

This European Respiratory Society statement provides a comprehensive overview on
protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children. A task force of experts, consisting of …

We present a machine learning based COVID-19 cough classifier which can discriminate
COVID-19 positive coughs from both COVID-19 negative and healthy coughs recorded on a …

There is increasing awareness of bronchiectasis in children and adolescents, a chronic
pulmonary disorder associated with poor quality of life for the child/adolescent and their …

We present an experimental investigation into the effectiveness of transfer learning and
bottleneck feature extraction in detecting COVID-19 from audio recordings of cough, breath …

Background While the burden of chronic cough in children has been documented, etiologic
factors across multiple settings and age have not been described. In children with chronic …

Cough is the single most common reason for primary care physician visits and, when
chronic, a frequent indication for specialist referrals. In children, a chronic cough (> 4 weeks) …

Background Wet or productive cough is common in children with chronic cough. We
formulated recommendations based on systematic reviews related to the management of …

Objective. The automatic discrimination between the coughing sounds produced by patients
with tuberculosis (TB) and those produced by patients with other lung ailments. Approach …

Background Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) and bronchiectasis are distinct diagnostic
entities that share common clinical and laboratory features. It is postulated, but remains …