<it>Moraxella catarrhalis </it>acquisition, airway inflammation and protease-antiprotease balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Moraxella catarrhalis </it>causes approximately 10% of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and also colonizes the lower airway in stable patients. Little is known about the effects of coloniz...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/178 |