The Role of Infection in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Role of Infection in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Hu, Yang , Wang, Liu-Sheng , Wei, Ya-Ru , Chen, Shan-Shan , Zhou, Ying , Zhang, Fen , Shen, Li , Su, Yi-Liang , Kolb, Martin , Li, Huiping , Chen, Tao , Wu, Qin , Zhao, Meng-Meng , Li, Qiu-Hong , Zhang, Yuan , Qiu, Hui , Chen, Xian-Qiu , Weng, Dong and Du, Yu-Kui
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Background. Acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IPF) is associated with high mortality. We studied changes in pathogen involvement during AE-IPF and explored a possible role of infection in AE-IPF. Objectives. Our purpose is to investigate the role of infection in AE-IPF. Methods. Overall, we recruited 170 IPF patients (48 AE-IPF, 122 stable) and 70 cont...
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The Role of Infection in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e1e3f606b273437f9c970789c9f472de
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0962-9351
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1466-1861
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10.1155/2019/5160694
