Resolving Viral-Induced Secondary Bacterial Infection in COPD: A Concise Review

Resolving Viral-Induced Secondary Bacterial Infection in COPD: A Concise Review

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of disability and death world-wide, where chronic inflammation accelerates lung function decline. Pathological inflammation is worsened by chronic bacterial lung infections and susceptibility to recurrent acute exacerbations of COPD (AE...

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Main Authors: Hao Wang, Desiree Anthony, Stavros Selemidis, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
COPD-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
exacerbation
influenza (flu)
secondary infection
co-infection
resolvin D1 (RvD1)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02345/full

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