About this episode
Author: Sam Killian, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Being exposed to E-cigarette vapor may increase risk of pneumonia.
- Recent study has shown e-cigarette vapor increases quantities of Platelet-activating-receptor factor in epithelial cells, which may aid pneumococcal bacteria in entering pneumocytes.
References:
Miyashita L, et al. (2018). E-cigarette vapour enhances pneumococcal adherence to airway epithelial cells. The European Respiratory Journal. 7;51(2).
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