PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Susan Murin
AU  - Kathryn Smith Bilello
TI  - Respiratory tract infections: Another reason not to smoke
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 916--920
VI  - 72
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/916.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/916.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Oct 01; 72
AB  - Smoking is a risk factor for a number of pulmonary infections, probably because of its adverse effects on respiratory defenses. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from pneumonia and influenza, as well as more days lost from work from lesser respiratory infections. Patients who smoke need to be informed about their increased risk of respiratory infections and of the benefits of both being vaccinated and stopping smoking.