HIV infected adults do not have an excess of colonising bacteria in their large airways

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIV infected adults have increased susceptibility to bacterial pneumonia but the underlying immune defect is poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that HIV infection might be associated with increased bacterial colonisation of...

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Main Authors: Zijlstra Eduard E, Phiri Amos, Wilson Lorna, Musaya Janelisa, Gordon Stephen B, Molyneux Malcolm E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/3/29