Bacterial and viral coinfection in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: the prevalence and possible role in disease progression

Bacterial and viral coinfection in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: the prevalence and possible role in disease progression

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial pneumonia of unknown aetiology with a mean survival rate of less than 3 years. No previous studies have been performed on the role of co-infection (viral and bacterial infection) in the pathogenesis and progression...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Moghoofei, Shayan Mostafaei, Nasim Kondori, Michelle E. Armstrong, Farhad Babaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Bacterial infection
Viral infection
Coinfection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01853-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01853-y

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