Lung Diseases: Chronic Respiratory Infections

• Autore principale: Francesco B. Blasi (Ed.) (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Soggetti: Medicine; Fungi; Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria; Antibiotics; Respiratory infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Bronchiectasis; Microbiome
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Both chronic and acute infections play a significant role in the pathogenesis and clinical course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and both cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. There is also specific evidence that chronic infection, even in the absence of acute infection, h...