The effect of cigarette smoke on key pathogens in COPD lung infection

K. A. McGown, S. McGrath, M. Tunney, S. Elborn, D. Gilpin (Belfast, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session: Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4942
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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K. A. McGown, S. McGrath, M. Tunney, S. Elborn, D. Gilpin (Belfast, United Kingdom). The effect of cigarette smoke on key pathogens in COPD lung infection. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4942

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