Infection in the pathogenesis and course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov 27;359(22):2355-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0800353.

Authors

Sanjay Sethi¹, Timothy F Murphy

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo 14215, USA. ssethi@buffalo.edu

PMID: 19038881
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra0800353

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacterial Infections / complications*
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Chronic Disease
Disease Progression
Humans
Lung / immunology*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / immunology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / microbiology*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / virology
Virus Diseases / complications

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents