Cell-dissociated haemophilus influenzae and bacteria-associated inflammatory mediators in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Patients with COPD have a susceptibility to respiratory tract infections associated with increased pulmonary inflammation. Bacteria can reside within the host as cell-associated (attached to host cells via adhesins, pili or biofilm formation) or cell-dissociated bacteria. It is unclear how bacteria-...
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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