<it>Chlamydophila spp. </it>infection in horses with recurrent airway obstruction: similarities to human chronic obstructive disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses is a naturally occurring dust-induced disease mainly characterized by bronchiolitis which shows histological and pathophysiological similarities to human chronic obstructive pulmonary dise...

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Main Authors: Hotzel Helmut, Fey Kerstin, Mentrup Britta, Sachse Konrad, Theegarten Dirk, Anhenn Olaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/9/1/14