title: Determinants of bacterial clearance from the lower respiratory tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Toews
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003165:Complement System Proteins