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Non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae detection in the lower airways of patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic airway inflammation and hypersensitivity to bacterial infection may contribute to lung cancer pathogenesis. Previous studies have demonstrated that nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is the most common colonizing bacteria in the lower airways of patients with COPD. The obj...

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Autores principales: Sriram, Krishna B., Cox, Amanda J., Sivakumaran, Pathmanathan, Singh, Maninder, Watts, Annabelle M., West, Nicholas P., Cripps, Allan W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5890355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0123-x