ReviewInternational journal of antimicrobial agents2007
The role of antibiotics in asthma.
Review in International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Antibiotics for exacerbations of asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Flavonoids as Nutraceuticals to Treat Inflammatory Diseases: Focusing on Quercetin, Kaempferol, Luteolin, Apigenin, Epicatechin and Their Effects on Hepatic, Nervous, and Pulmonary Systems.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Immunometabolic programming of macrophages in asthma pathogenesis and therapy.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Reactive Oxygen Species in Asthma: Regulators of Macrophage Polarization and Therapeutic Implications: A Narrative Review.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Review
- Variations in the respiratory microbiota amongst asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects in Jordan.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2022Article
- Physicians' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Asthma in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Corticosteroid therapy and airflow obstruction influence the bronchial microbiome, which is distinct from that of bronchoalveolar lavage in asthmatic airways.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2016Article
- Bacterial Adaptation during Chronic Respiratory Infections.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Review
- Can appropriate diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma reduce excessive antibiotic usage?Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2014Article
- Altered regulation of Toll-like receptor responses impairs antibacterial immunity in the allergic lung.Mucosal immunology · 2012Article
- The microbiology of asthma.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2012Review
- Genetics of complex airway disease.Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society · 2011Review
- Wheeze in preschool age is associated with pulmonary bacterial infection and resolves after antibiotic therapy.PloS one · 2011Article
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- Tolerizing allergic responses in the lung.Mucosal immunology · 2010Review
- Disordered microbial communities in asthmatic airways.PloS one · 2010Article
- Update on infection and antibiotics in asthma.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2010Article
- Atypical bacteria and macrolides in asthma.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2008Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
There is increasing evidence that atypical respiratory pathogens such as Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae may contribute to the pathogenesis of both stable asthma and asthma exacerbations. It is postulated that these organisms may contribute to inflammation in the airways possibly by activating inflammatory mechanisms in the respiratory tract. The macrolide class of antibiotics may have a part to play in the management of asthma by exerting anti-inflammatory effects on the chronically inflamed airways in addition to their anti-infective action. The ketolide antibiotics may also have similar properties. This paper discusses the role of these antibiotics in the management of asthma.
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