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Calderón, Enrique J.; Rivero, Laura; Respaldiza, Nieves; Morilla, Rubén; Montes-Cano, Marco A.; Friaza, Vicente; Muñoz-Lobato, Fernando; Varela, José M.; Medrano, Francisco J.; de la Horra, Carmen
Clinical infectious diseases, 07/2007, Letnik: 45, Številka: 2Journal Article
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high levels of airway and systemic inflammatory markers are associated with a faster decrease in lung function. Our study shows that patients colonized by Pneumocystis jiroveci have higher proinflammatory cytokine levels than do noncolonized patients. This suggests that Pneumocystis may play a role in disease progression.
