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Characterization of Inflammatory Responses During Intranasal Colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published on: January 17, 2014
Streptomyces albus: a new cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Abstract:
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an immunologic lung disease known to be induced by the inhalation of either organic or inorganic antigens, and it may thus be associated with a variety of occupations and microorganisms. To identify an inciting allergen, environmental, bacteriologic, immunologic, and bronchial challenge studies must be employed. These techniques were used to demonstrate that a bacterium uniformly present in processed dirt, Streptomyces albus, was responsible for a biopsy-proven case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
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