| Literature DB >> 18724825 |
Alison Morris1, Mahesh Netravali, Heather M Kling, Timothy Shipley, Ted Ross, Frank C Sciurba, Karen A Norris.
Abstract
Pneumocystis colonization has been associated with severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The relationship of Pneumocystis antibody status to COPD severity has not been investigated, but antibody levels might relate to both colonization susceptibility and COPD progression. We investigated anti-Pneumocystis antibody titers and airway obstruction in a cohort of patients with COPD. Undetectable anti-Pneumocystis antibody titer was an independent predictor of more-severe airway obstruction, although use of inhaled corticosteroids is a possible confounder of this effect.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18724825 PMCID: PMC2602869 DOI: 10.1086/591701
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079