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Tobacco use increases susceptibility to bacterial infection
Active smokers and those exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of bacterial infection. Tobacco smoke exposure increases susceptibility to respiratory tract infections, including tuberculosis, pneumonia and Legionnaires disease; bacterial vaginosis and sexually transmitted diseases, such...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19094204 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-4-12 |