Asthma infections
By: edited by Richard Martin, E. Rand Sutherland.
Contributors: Martin, Richard J. 1946-; Sutherland, E. Rand.
Series: Lung biology in health and disease -- v. 238; Lung biology in health and disease -- v. 238.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420092998
Subjects: Respiratory infections; Asthma; Respiratory Tract Infections -- diagnosis; Asthma -- microbiology; Hypersensitivity -- immunology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of the relationship between infection, allergy, and asthma / R. Stokes Peebles; title: Methods for diagnosing upper & lower RTI / Ron Harbeck; title: Hygiene hypothesis / Andy Liu; title: Asthma exacerbation induced by viruses and bacteria / Michael Walter; title: Allergy : bacterial interaction / Richard J Martin; title: Allergy : viral interaction / Sebastian Johnston; title: Viruses chronic asthma / James Gern; title: Bacteria chronic asthma / E. Rand Sutherland; title: Childhood infection asthma / Fernando Martinez; title: Surfactant microbes and asthma / Dennis Voelker; title: Host defense responses / Hong Wei Chu; title: Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of antibiotics : a role in asthma therapy / Druhan Howell and Monica Kraft.