Role of Infections

This article represents a review of the current literature on the role of infection in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in stable disease, exacerbations, and pneumonia. It outlines the complex interactions between respiratory pathogens and host immune defenses that u...

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Autores principales: Rangelov, Kamen, Sethi, Sanjay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24507839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2013.09.012
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Sumario:This article represents a review of the current literature on the role of infection in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in stable disease, exacerbations, and pneumonia. It outlines the complex interactions between respiratory pathogens and host immune defenses that underlie the clinical manifestations of infection in COPD.

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