An association between pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infections and biomarkers of Th2-type inflammation

An association between pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infections and biomarkers of Th2-type inflammation

Abstract Background The rising incidence of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAI) infection is unexplained but parallels the growing world-wide epidemic of allergic disease. We hypothesized an association between pulmonary MAI infection and Th2-type immune responses as seen in a...

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Main Authors: Paul E. Pfeffer, Susan Hopkins, Ian Cropley, David M. Lowe, Marc Lipman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
Eosinophil
Th2 lymphocyte
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0579-9

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