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Immunomodulatory effect of macrolides: At what cost?
Kipourou, Maria; Manika, Katerina; Papavasileiou, Apostolos; Pitsiou, Georgia; Lada, Martha; Ntinapogias, Evangelos; Kioumis, Ioannis.
Afiliação
  • Kipourou M; Respiratory Infections Unit, Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; Pulmonary Department, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Manika K; Respiratory Infections Unit, Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Papavasileiou A; Tuberculosis Department, 'Sotiria' Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • Pitsiou G; Respiratory Failure Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Lada M; Respiratory Infections Unit, Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Ntinapogias E; Pulmonary Department, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Kioumis I; Respiratory Infections Unit, Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Respir Med Case Rep ; 17: 44-6, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27222784
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 60-year old female patient, with a 10 year history of non-CF bronchiectasis and use of macrolides as maintenance immunomodulatory treatment, who was diagnosed with macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease. Macrolides' immunomodulatory effect is appealing for non- CF bronchiectasis patients, hiding a high risk for resistance emergence.
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Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Financiamentos_gastos Bases de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation Idioma: En Revista: Respir Med Case Rep Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia

Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Financiamentos_gastos Bases de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation Idioma: En Revista: Respir Med Case Rep Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia