Pulmonary immune defences in the immunocompromised host / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

The respiratory tract is constantly exposed to environmental elements so that pathogens invade the lung easily and induce infectious disease.Most microbes could be eliminated by innate immunity and adaptive immunity.In healthy host,but in immunocompromised hosts such as HIV infection,transplant recipients,cancer,collagen vascular disease and critical illness,the lungs are more susceptible to bacteria,fungal and virus. AbstractSumm ary The resp iratory tract is constantly exposed to environm ental elem ents so that pathogens invade the lung easily and induce infectious d isease.Mostm icrobes cou ld be elim ina-ted by innate immun ity and adaptive immun ity.In healthy host,but in immunocomprom ised hosts such as H IV infection,trans-p lant rec ip ients,cancer,collagen vascu lar d isease and critical illness,the lungs are more susceptib le to bacteria,fungal and virus.