Association Between Respiratory Viral Infection and Peripheral T Lymphocyte Subsets in Elderly Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Bronchiectasis
Viral infections are frequent in elderly bronchiectasis patients with AEB and are characterized by reduced CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cell counts, lower CD4<sup>+</sup>/CD8<sup>+</sup> ratios, and heightened inflammatory responses, reflecting underlying age-related immune vulnerability.
Authors
- Yuan Zhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0307-8727)
- Jun Qin
- Jing Zheng
- Yuan Zhuang
- Guoping Zhang
- Qun Wang
- Sai Wang
Institutions
- Ningbo No. 2 Hospital (CN)
- Ningbo No.6 Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Clinical Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.70151
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00