Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3197491 | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2014 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The frequent isolation of fungi growing directly within the airways accompanied by specific immunity to these organisms only in patients with TH2-associated chronic airway diseases suggests that fungi participate directly in the pathogenesis of these conditions. Efforts to eradicate airway fungi from the airways should be considered in selected patients.
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Authors
Paul C. PhD, Dae Jun MD, PhD, Zahida Khan MD, Garbo MD, Chu-Lin MD, MPH, PhD, Martin J. MD, Samer MD, Joanne L. PhD, Annette PhD, Farrah MD, David B. MD, Amber MD, PhD,