Midkine Is Expressed and Differentially Processed during Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Infection

• Main Authors: Helena M. Linge (Author), Cecilia Andersson (Author), Sara L. Nordin (Author), Anders I. Olin (Author), Ann-Cathrine Petersson (Author), Matthias Mörgelin (Author), Amanda Welin (Author), Johan Bylund (Author), Leif Bjermer (Author), Jonas Erjefält (Author), Arne Egesten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is sometimes isolated from the airways during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but more commonly recognized as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Antimicrobial proteins, among them midkine (MK), are an important part of...