-
Clinical Characteristics of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Involvement of Viral, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae Infections
-
Anzai Makiko
,
Fukushima Yasutsugu
,
Obara Kazuki
,
Matsuno Kazuhiko
,
Kikkawa Yasuko
,
Hirata Hirokuni
,
Sugiyama Kumiya
,
Fukuda Takeshi
… Demographic characteristics, imagingfindings, laboratory findings, changes in antibody titers against bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophilapneumoniae, and known viruses, and outcomes were studied.Results:Among the 50 patients with acute exacerbation of IPF( 41 men and 9 women) 29 patients died(mortality rate, 58.0%). … Antibody titers against known viruses significantly increased in 2 patients( respiratory syncytialvirus in 1 and adenovirus 11 in 1). …
Dokkyo journal of medical sciences 40(1), 9-16, 2013-03-25
CiNii Fulltext PDF - Open Access