Wootton, Daniel G <br/><br/>
Recovery from pneumonia requires efferocytosis which is impaired in smokers and those with low body mass index and enhanced by statins.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Thorax  Nov 2016 
 - 1052-1054 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Letter 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1468-3296 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208505  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adult<br/>Aged<br/>Apoptosis--physiology<br/>Body Mass Index<br/>Bronchoalveolar Lavage<br/>Bronchoscopy<br/>Community-Acquired Infections--therapy<br/>Comorbidity<br/>England<br/>Flow Cytometry<br/>Humans<br/>Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--therapeutic use<br/>Macrophages, Alveolar--physiology<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Neutrophils--physiology<br/>Phagocytosis--physiology<br/>Pneumonia--therapy<br/>Smoking--adverse effects