[HTML][HTML] Role of airway glucose in bacterial infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
P Mallia, J Webber, SK Gill, MB Trujillo-Torralbo… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have increased
susceptibility to respiratory tract infection, which contributes to disease progression and
mortality, but mechanisms of increased susceptibility to infection remain unclear. Objectives
The aim of this study was to determine whether glucose concentrations were increased in
airway samples (nasal lavage fluid, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) from patients
with stable COPD and to determine the effects of viral infection on sputum glucose …
susceptibility to respiratory tract infection, which contributes to disease progression and
mortality, but mechanisms of increased susceptibility to infection remain unclear. Objectives
The aim of this study was to determine whether glucose concentrations were increased in
airway samples (nasal lavage fluid, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) from patients
with stable COPD and to determine the effects of viral infection on sputum glucose …
