Bronchiectasis in the elderly. Study of serum levels of immunoglobulin G subclasses;Bronquiectasias en pacientes mayores de 65 años. Estudio de los valores séricos de las subclases de inmunoglobulina G

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 129, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 525-529

  Martínez García, Miguel Ángel ^a   Román Sánchez, Pilar ^a   Perpiñá Tordera, Miguel ^b   Soler Cataluña, Juan José ^a   Saura Vinuesa, Alberto ^b   Yago, Martín ^a   Pastor, María José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE REQUENA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Elderly; Etiology; IgG subclasses; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULIN TEST; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 36049050721     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13111419     Document Type: Article

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