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Haemophilus influenzae and smoking-related obstructive airways disease

Author(s) -

Cripps,

Otczyk,

Clancy

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s19359

Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilus influenzae , copd , pulmonary disease , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , environmental health , antibiotics , biology

Intralumenal bacteria play a critical role in the pathogenesis of acute infective episodes and airway inflammation. Antigens from colonizing bacteria such as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) may contribute to chronic lung disease through an immediate hypersensitivity response. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of specific NTHi-IgE antibodies in subjects with chronic bronchitis (CB) and COPD who had smoked.

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