Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia
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Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia.
BACKGROUND A substantial proportion of patients with recurrent pneumonia do not have an apparent underlying condition, but they may have unknown defects in host defence mechanisms such as cough reflex. METHODS Capsaicin cough sensitivity was measured in seven patients with recurrent pneumonia but no underlying condition. Recurrent pneumonia was defined as at least two episodes of pneumonia in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.7.645-b