Hemosiderin in sputum macrophages may predict infective exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Infective exacerbations of COPD are common and are accompanied by neutrophilic bronchitis in sputum. Increased respiratory iron content has been associated with respiratory tract infection, though it is unclear if this represents a predisposing factor for infection or the sequelae of inf...

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Autores principales: Mohan, Sindu, Ho, Terence, Kjarsgaard, Melanie, Radford, Katherine, Borhan, A. S. M., Thabane, Lehana, Nair, Parameswaran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0408-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0408-4

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