The role of persisting infections in the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema. Electron microscopy reveals a probable bacterial colonization of the alveolar space and the bronchioles

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Theegarten, Dirk ^a   Stamatis, Georgios ^b   Morgenroth, Konrad ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHRLANDKLINIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Lung volume reduction surgery; Persisting infection; Pulmonary emphysema

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIOLE; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG SURGERY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MYCOPLASMA; PATHOGENESIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032992485     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80076-4     Document Type: Article

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