Certain Bacteria May Build Organ Tolerance in Lung Transplant Patients

New research evaluates how microbes interact with and respond to transplanted lungsMONTREAL, April 25, 2013 – New research will be revealed today at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)  33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions in Montreal, Canada to determine if there is a link between microbiota (microscopic living organisms of a region) and the development of transplant complications, especially chronic rejection.  Results indicate the nasopharynx (rear of the nasal cavity) serves as a reservoir for bacteria that can infect the newly