Asthma and Infections / Edition 1

by Richard Martin, E. Rand Sutherland

Overview

An invaluable resource, this book covers the full range of respiratory infections and explores the techniques used to detect the pathogens involved in asthma. Fifteen international experts representing the range of specialties involved in treating asthma examine the relationship between asthma and infection. They provide authoritative, time-tested guidance clinicians and researchers can utilize and trust. They cover bacterial and viral respiratory infections and pathogen detection, examining how microbes, infections, and antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agents affect asthma. The book helps readers identify the basic, translational, clinical aspects of asthma bacterial infection, inflammation, and allergic response. Not only does it present the facts but raises questions that will stimulate the clinical and research communities to explore new avenues that may provide clear answers to old questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367446017
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/25/2019
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard J. Martin is Chair, Department of Medicine; Edelstein Chair in Pulmonary Medicine; and Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. Dr. Martin received his M.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He has been frequently named on the lists of Best Doctors in America and America's Top Doctors, and is a member of the Colorado Pulmonary Hall of Fame. Dr. Martin is member of many professional societies that include the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and immunology; the American College of Chest Physicians; and the American Thoracic Society. He has edited or contributed to more than 200 journal publications, 10 books, and 35 book chapters. Dr. Martin is also Editor of Informa Healthcare's Combination Therapy for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

E. Rand Sutherland is Head of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, and Associate Professor of Medicine, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA. He received his M.D. from the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and his M.P.H. from Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Sutherland is involved in many professional societies, including the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians.

Table of Contents

Introduction Claude Lenfant ix

Preface xi

Contributors xiii

1 Overview of the Infection, Allergy, and Asthma Relationship Dawn C. Newcomb R. Stokes Peebles, Jr. 1

2 Laboratory Diagnosis of Respiratory Infections Ronald J. Harbeck 17

3 Hygiene Hypothesis for Allergy and Asthma Andrew H. Liu 32

4 Asthma Exacerbation Induced by Virus and Bacteria Kaharu Sumino Michael J. Walter 60

5 Interaction Between Allergen and Bacteria in Chronic Asthma Richard J. Martin 84

6 Viral-Allergy Interactions Jonathan D. R. Macintyre Annemarie Sykes Sebastian L. Johnston 98

7 Viral Respiratory Infections in Infancy and Chronic Asthma James E. Gern 111

8 Bacterial Respiratory Infections and Asthma E. Rand Sutherland 123

9 Increased Susceptibility to Viral Infection at the Origins of Asthma Fernando D. Martinez 136

10 Pulmonary Surfactant, Innate Immunity, and Asthma Mari Numata Dennis R. Voelker 145

11 Host Defense Responses Hong W. Chu Fabienne Gally 165

12 Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Antibiotics: A Role in Asthma Therapy Druhan Howell Monica Kraft 178

Index 195