Bacterial Infection and the Pathogenesis of COPD Sanjay Sethi, MD CHEST Volume 117, Issue 5, Pages 286S-291S (May 2000) DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.5_suppl_1.286S Copyright © 2000 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the vicious circle hypothesis of the role of bacterial colonization in the progression of COPD. CHEST 2000 117, 286S-291SDOI: (10.1378/chest.117.5_suppl_1.286S) Copyright © 2000 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Potential pathways by which infection-induced lung damage could contribute to the pathology of COPD. CHEST 2000 117, 286S-291SDOI: (10.1378/chest.117.5_suppl_1.286S) Copyright © 2000 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions