Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases.
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.
['Britto|Clemente J|CJ|', 'Brady|Virginia|V|', 'Lee|Seiwon|S|', 'Dela Cruz|Charles S|CS|']
D001249:Asthma D002908:Chronic Disease D003550:Cystic Fibrosis D006801:Humans D008168:Lung D008171:Lung Diseases D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections D014777:Virus Diseases
Respiratory viral infections Chronic lung diseases Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Asthma Cystic fibrosis Interstitial lung diseases