Yu-Ching Tseng1, Chia-Ying Ho2, Yu-Chien Wang3

  • 1School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

概括

吸烟与深部感染 (DNI) 的更糟糕结果有关. 患有DNI的吸烟者面临更长的住院时间,特别是多个感染空间,表明免疫功能受损.

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