Exposure to welding fumes and lower airway infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Exposure to welding fumes and lower airway infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Background Welders are at increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia. The mechanism for this association is not known. The capacity of pneumococci to adhere to and infect lower airway cells is mediated by host-expressed platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR). Objective We sought to assess the e...

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Main Authors: Suri, Reetika (Author), Periselneris, Jimstan (Author), Lanone, Sophie (Author), Zeidler-Erdely, Patti C. (Author), Melton, Geoffrey (Author), Palmer, Keith T. (Author), Andujar, Pascal (Author), Antonini, James M. (Author), Cohignac, Vanessa (Author), Erdely, Aaron (Author), Jose, Ricardo J. (Author), Mudway, Ian (Author), Brown, Jeremy (Author), Grigg, Jonathan (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-08-12.
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