Free-living Haemophilus Influenzae is associated with increased pulmonary inflammation
The most common pathogen in the lower airway of patients with COPD is Haemophilus influenzae. H. influenzae has been shown to be linked to inflammation and increased inflammation. Emerging evidence shows that pathogens can exist as either cell-associated or free-living (non-cell associated). We inve...
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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