Azithromycin and the treatment of lymphocytic airway inflammation after lung transplantation.

Vos, R; Verleden, S E; Ruttens, D; Vandermeulen, E; Bellon, H; Neyrinck, A; Van Raemdonck, D E; Yserbyt, J; Dupont, L J; Verbeken, E K; Moelants, E; Mortier, A; Proost, P; Schols, D; Cox, B; Verleden, G M; Vanaudenaerde, B M

Vos, R; Verleden, S E; Ruttens, D; Vandermeulen, E; Bellon, H; Neyrinck, A; Van Raemdonck, D E; Yserbyt, J; Dupont, L J; Verbeken, E K; Moelants, E; Mortier, A; Proost, P; Schols, D; Cox, B; Verleden, G M; Vanaudenaerde, B M.

Affiliation

Vos R; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Lab of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Lung Transplant Unit, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.

Am J Transplant ; 14(12): 2736-48, 2014 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25394537

Subject(s)

Azithromycin/therapeutic use; Bronchitis/drug therapy; Graft Rejection/drug therapy; Lung Transplantation/adverse effects; Lymphocytes/drug effects; Pneumonia/drug therapy; Postoperative Complications; Adolescent; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Bronchitis/etiology; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; C-Reactive Protein; Cytokines/metabolism; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Graft Rejection/etiology; Graft Survival; Humans; Lung Diseases/complications; Lung Diseases/surgery; Lymphocytes/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia/etiology; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Function Tests; Retrospective Studies; Spirometry; Transplantation, Homologous; Young Adult

Key words

Clinical research; acute; bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL); dysfunction; immune regulation; immunobiology; immunosuppressant; lung (allograft) function; lung transplantation; other; practice; pulmonology; rejection; science; translational research

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 4_TD Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia / Postoperative Complications / Bronchitis / Lymphocytes / Lung Transplantation / Azithromycin / Graft Rejection Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Am J Transplant Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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