Rationale: Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that peripheral blood mononuclear
cells (PBMCs) from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prone …

Background Studies evaluating stroke following varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection are
limited, and the utility of zoster vaccination against this phenomenon is unclear. This study …

Background Pathogenic bacteria colonize the airways of 30% to 40% of patients with COPD
and cause approximately 50% of exacerbations. New strains of nontypeable Haemophilus …

Outcomes & course of P. aeruginosa acquisition in COPD In our experience, approximately
40% of new Pseudomonas strain acquisitions by COPD patients cause acute exacerbations; …

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pul monary disease (COPD) are character ized by
worsening respiratory symp toms, which are almost always accompanied by an increase in …

310 Section 5 InfeCtIouS DISeaSeS (4) viral influenza–related illness occurs outside of the
usual influenza season; and (5) special risk factors for severe disease and mortality have …

The gut microbiome is a complex microbial community, recognized for its potential role in
physiology, health, and disease. The available evidence supports the role of gut dysbiosis in …

Figure E2.(A) Frequency and (B) absolute number of plasmacytoid DCs (Lin− CD11c low
CD123+) in the peripheral blood of COPD patients (n= 24) and healthy controls (n= 31)(* P< …

N the course of my professional practice I formed the idea of writing a commentary on the
Religious Endowments Act. The task of collecting materials necessarily took some time, and …

Proof.--It is known that 1" forms a linear associative algebra. It is easily seen that![A][defined
by (a) of § 1 is a norm on the elements of 1" and that if A, B are in 1", then [[AB t]~< II A [1-[1B …