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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-12-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/3/29 |