Why the study?
Is adenovirus E1A DNA more prevalent in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or collagen vascular disease-associated interstitial pneumonia compared to sarcoidosis?
Population
49 patients who underwent transbronchial lung biopsy, including 19 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 10…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Adenovirus E1A is unlikely to be the primary etiological cause of IPF or CVD-IP, but latent infection may be reactivated by corticosteroid therapy.
Is adenovirus E1A DNA more prevalent in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or collagen vascular disease-associated interstitial pneumonia compared to sarcoidosis?
Adenovirus E1A is unlikely to be the primary etiological cause of IPF or CVD-IP, but latent infection may be reactivated by corticosteroid therapy.
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