PCR Detection of Viral Nucleic Acid in Fatal Asthma: Is the Lower Respiratory Tract a Reservoir for Common Viruses?

BACKGROUND: There is indirect evidence implicating viral respiratory tract infections in the pathogenesis of fatal asthma. However, it is unknown whether viruses are present within the lower respiratory tract in fatal asthma.

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Main Authors: Vasilija Macek, Azzeddine Dakhama, James C Hogg, Francis HY Green, Bruce K Rubin, Richard G Hegele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/938049
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