Anti-bacterial antibody and T cell responses in bronchiectasis are differentially associated with lung colonization and disease.
Fathia G JaatSajidah F HasanAudrey PerrySharon CooksonSantosh MuraliJohn D PerryClare V LanyonAnthony De SoyzaStephen M TodrykPublished in: Respiratory research (2018)
Our findings suggest a difference in antibody and T cell immunity in BR, with antibody being a marker of exposure and disease in BR for P.aeruginosa, M.catarrhalis and H.influenzae, and T cells a marker of reduced disease for H.influenzae.
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