Asthma and pregnancy: do they give clues to abnormal antiviral activity?
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Asthma and pregnancy: do they give clues to abnormal antiviral activity?
Patients with asthma and pregnancy were found as two groups most at risk for severe respiratory outcomes during the H1N1 epidemic in 2008. This association raises the question as to what immune dysfunctions may link these two conditions together and lead to an increased susceptibility for viral respiratory infections, and whether both patient populations may have similar defects in antiviral ac...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201007