Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5956719 | Chest | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Acquisition of NTHI and M catarrhalis is associated with significant changes in airway levels of AMPs, with larger changes in exacerbation. Airway AMP levels are likely to be important in pathogen clearance and clinical outcomes of infection in COPD.
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Authors
Ganapathi Iyer MBBS, Sanjay MD, Timothy F. MD,