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...
Main Authors: | Paul E. Pfeffer, Susan Hopkins, Ian Cropley, David M. Lowe, Marc Lipman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0579-9 |
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