Haemophilus influenzae Infection Drives IL-17-Mediated Neutrophilic Allergic Airways Disease
A subset of patients with stable asthma has prominent neutrophilic and reduced eosinophilic inflammation, which is associated with attenuated airways hyper-responsiveness (AHR). Haemophilus influenzae has been isolated from the airways of neutrophilic asthmatics; however, the nature of the associati...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188527/ |