Virological Studies in Chronic Bronchitis

Studies with live attenuated influenza virus in chronic bronchitis.

The use of live, recombinant virus for immunisation against influenza produced a number of respiratory illnesses, some severe, in patients with chronic obstructive airways disease. These patients are probably more susceptible to the influenza virus than are normal subjects. Special care will be needed in testing these viruses on patients with respiratory disease.

Asthma and chronic bronchitis in Africa. Evidence from epidemiologic studies.

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Bronchography in chronic bronchitis.

Bronchograms were made in eight men, chosen on clinical grounds as representative of three grades of severity in a series of 67 male bronchitis studied prospectively over a period of 10 years, with the object of ascertaining the anatomical condition at the end of this period. In the stationary group the bronchograms showed only a mild mucous reaction, and peripheral filling was generally good. ...

Virological studies in Reiter's disease.

Neutrophil function in chronic bronchitis.

This study was initiated with the question: Do defects in neutrophil functions predispose patients with chronic bronchitis to their recurrent bacterial infections? Forty five patients with chronic bronchitis and recurrent bacterial infections were studied. A number of aspects of neutrophil functions reflecting migratory and phagocytic functions and oxidative metabolism were measured in vitro, o...