| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Lung biology in health and disease ; 238 |
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Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 238.
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| Contents |
Overview of the infection, allergy, and asthma relationship / Dawn C. Newcomb and R. Stokes Peebles, Jr. -- Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections / Ronald J. Harbeck -- Hygiene hypothesis for allergy and asthma / Andrew H. Liu -- Asthma exacerbation induced by virus and bacteria / Kaharu Sumino and Michael J. Walter -- Interaction between allergen and bacteria in chronic asthma / Richard J. Martin -- Viral-allergy interactions / Jonathan D.R. Macintyre, Annemarie Sykes, and Sebastian L. Johnston -- Viral respiratory infections in infancy and chronic asthma / James E. Gern -- Bacterial respiratory infections and asthma / E. Rand Sutherland -- Increased susceptibility to viral infection at the origins of asthma / Fernando D. Martinez -- Pulmonary surfactant, innate immunity, and asthma / Mari Numata and Dennis R. Voelker -- Host defense responses / Hong W. Chu and Fabienne Gally -- Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of antibiotics : a role in asthma therapy / Druhan Howell and Monica Kraft |
| Summary |
A comprehensive guide to all the available information on respiratory infections and the techniques used to detect the pathogens involved in asthma |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Respiratory infections.
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Asthma.
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Respiratory Tract Infections -- diagnosis
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Asthma -- microbiology
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Hypersensitivity -- immunology
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Asthma
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MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory.
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Asthma
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Respiratory infections
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Martin, Richard J. (Richard Jay), 1946-
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Sutherland, E. Rand.
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| LC no. |
2009031091 |
| ISBN |
9781420093001 |
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1420093002 |
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