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Review
. 2017 Mar;38(1):87-96.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.11.014. Epub 2016 Dec 24.

Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases

Clemente J Britto  1 , Virginia Brady  2 , Seiwon Lee  2 , Charles S Dela Cruz  3
Affiliations
Review

Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases

Clemente J Britto et al. Clin Chest Med. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD), affect many individuals worldwide. Patients with these chronic lung diseases are susceptible to respiratory lung infections and some of these viral infections can contribute to disease pathogenesis. This review highlights the associations of lung infections and the respective chronic lung diseases and how infection in the different lung diseases affects disease exacerbation and progression.

Keywords: Asthma; Chronic lung diseases; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cystic fibrosis; Interstitial lung diseases; Respiratory viral infections.

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