Role of Bacterial Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Four potential
contributions of infection to the clinical course of COPD are generally considered by …

In this paper, we describe the ability of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) to
coexist with the human host and the devastating results associated with disruption of the …

The lower airways of asymptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
can be colonized by bacteria, mainly Haemophilus influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae …

PURPOSE: Viable bacteria are often isolated from airway secretions in clinically stable
patients with chronic bronchitis. We hypothesized that the number of organisms and …

Study objective In patients with severe COPD, acute infective exacerbations are frequent.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are the most commonly isolated …

Adherence and invasion are thought to be key events in the pathogenesis of non‐typeable
Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The role of NTHi lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in adherence …

Abstract Background Interactions of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) with
human alveolar macrophages are implicated in the persistence of NTHI in chronic …

Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae are Gram-negative bacilli that represent a common
cause of human disease. These organisms initiate infection by colonizing the upper …

This review focuses on bacterial induction and release of inflammatory cytokines and
adhesion molecules by human bronchial epithelial cells, with special reference to …

A group of high-molecular-weight surface-exposed proteins of nontypeable Haemophilus
influenzae are major targets of human serum antibody (SJ Barenkamp and FF Bodor …