The association between serological features of chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and markers of systemic inflammation and nutrition in COPD patients.

Magdalena Paplińska-GorycaRenata RubinsztajnPatrycja Nejman-GryzTadeusz PrzybyłowskiRafał KrenkeRyszarda Chazan

Published in: Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation (2017)

Our study showed that chronic C. pneumoniae infection does not influence the clinical course of COPD in the both study groups. Chronic C. pneumoniae infections might be associated with a distinct COPD phenotype that affects metabolic dysfunction.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
physical activity
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
drug induced