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Antibiotics as Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Agents

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  2. Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK

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Jaffé, A., Bush, A. (2005). Macrolides in cystic fibrosis. In: Rubin, B.K., Tamaoki, J. (eds) Antibiotics as Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Agents. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7310-5_11

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