Lung mucosal immunity to NTHi vaccine antigens: Antibodies in sputum of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

• Main Authors: Federica Baffetta (Author), Cecilia Buonsanti (Author), Luca Moraschini (Author), Susanna Aprea (Author), Martina Canè (Author), Stefano Lombardi (Author), Mario Contorni (Author), Simona Rondini (Author), Ashwani Kumar Arora (Author), Monia Bardelli (Author), Oretta Finco (Author), Davide Serruto (Author), Silvia Rossi Paccani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory illness in older adults. A major cause of COPD-related morbidity and mortality is acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Bacteria in the lungs play a role in exacerbation development, and the most common pathogen is n...