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Corticosteroid suppression of antiviral immunity increases bacterial loads and mucus production in COPD exacerbations
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have limited efficacy in reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and increase pneumonia risk, through unknown mechanisms. Rhinoviruses precipitate most exacerbations and increase susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections. Here, we show...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993715/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884817 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04574-1 |