Tropheryma whipplei colonization in HIV-infected individuals is not associated with lung function or inflammation.

Studies demonstrate that Tropheryma whipplei (T. whipplei) is present in the lungs of healthy individuals without acute respiratory symptoms or acute respiratory infection and is more common in the lungs of HIV-infected individuals and in smokers. The impact of T. whipplei colonization in the lung o...

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Main Authors: Shulin Qin, Emily Clausen, Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, Lawrence Kingsley, Deborah McMahon, Eric Kleerup, Laurence Huang, Elodie Ghedin, Ruth M Greenblatt, Alison Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171914?pdf=render