Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a chronic inflammatory response in airways and lung parenchyma that results in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cigarette smoking considered as an important risk factor plays a role in pathogenesis of disease. Pneumocystis...

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Main Authors: Sadegh Khodavaisy, Esmaeil Mortaz, Faezeh Mohammadi, Masoud Aliyali, Hamed Fakhim, Hamid Badali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Current Medical Mycology
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Online Access:http://cmm.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-105-16&slc_lang=en&sid=1