Relationships between Mucosal Antibodies, Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) Infection and Airway Inflammation in COPD.

Relationships between Mucosal Antibodies, Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) Infection and Airway Inflammation in COPD.

Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a key pathogen in COPD, being associated with airway inflammation and risk of exacerbation. Why some patients are susceptible to colonisation is not understood. We hypothesised that this susceptibility may be due to a deficiency in mucosal humoral immuni...

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Main Authors: Karl J Staples, Stephen Taylor, Steve Thomas, Stephanie Leung, Karen Cox, Thierry G Pascal, Kristoffer Ostridge, Lindsay Welch, Andrew C Tuck, Stuart C Clarke, Andrew Gorringe, Tom M A Wilkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5127575?pdf=render

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