Circulating neutrophils levels are a predictor of pneumonia risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have excess risk of developing pneumonia; however, no definitive biomarkers of risk have been established. We hypothesized that blood neutrophils would help predict pneumonia risk in COPD. Methods A meta-analysis of rando...

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Huvudupphov:	Steven J. Pascoe, Alberto Papi, Dawn Midwinter, Sally Lettis, Neil Barnes
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	BMC 2019-08-01
Serie:	Respiratory Research
Ämnen:	COPD pathology Innate immunity Neutrophil biology Pneumonia Respiratory infection
Länkar:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1157-0
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