Asthma and Infections

ISBN-13: 9780367446017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

Richard Martin; E. Rand Sutherland

Opis

This book focuses on the entire "landscape" of the important question of the relationship between asthma and infection. It raises questions that will stimulate the clinical and research communities to explore new avenues that may provide clear answers to old questions.

Spis treści

Overview of the Infection, Allergy, and Asthma Relationship. Laboratory Diagnosis of Respiratory Infections. Hygiene Hypothesis for Allergy and Asthma. Asthma Exacerbation Induced by Virus and Bacteria. Interaction between Allergen and Bacteria in Chronic Asthma. Viral-Allergy Interactions. Viral Respiratory Infections in Infancy and Chronic Asthma. Bacterial Respiratory Infections and Asthma. Increased Susceptibility to Viral Infection at the Origins of Asthma. Pulmonary Surfactant, Innate Immunity, and Asthma. Host Defense Responses. Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Antibiotics: A Role in Asthma Therapy.