Lung Diseases: Chronic Respiratory Infections

• Main Author: Francesco B. Blasi (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Fungi; Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria; Antibiotics; Respiratory infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Bronchiectasis; Microbiome
• Online Access: 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...