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People who who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often get a chest infection following a cold. This study shows that the common cold virus inhibits the ability of lung immune cells (macrophages) to clear bacteria. This could lead to chest infections in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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This page is a summary of: Human Rhinovirus Impairs the Innate Immune Response to Bacteria in Alveolar Macrophages in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 2019, American Thoracic Society,
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1095oc.
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