Why are the elderly so susceptible to pneumonia?

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作者：
Birjandi, Shirin [2 ]
Witte, Pamela [1 ]
机构：
[1] Loyola Univ Chicago, Med Ctr, Stritch Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Maywood, IL 60153 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源：
EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE | 2011年 / 5卷 / 05期
关键词：
aging; marginal zone; marginal zone B cell; marginal zone macrophage; pneumonia; spleen; PLATELET-ACTIVATING-FACTOR; MARGINAL ZONE MACROPHAGES; STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE; B-CELLS; CELIAC-DISEASE; HYPOSPLENISM; INFECTION; DEFENSE;
D O I：
10.1586/ERS.11.50
中图分类号：
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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页码：593 / 595
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