Frequency and severity of respiratory infections prior to COPD diagnosis and risk of subsequent postdiagnosis COPD exacerbations and mortality: EXACOS-UK health care data study

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about how lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) before chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with future exacerbations and mortality. We investigated this association in patients with COPD in England. METHODS: Clinical Practice Research Datalink...

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Autores principales: Whittaker, Hannah, Nordon, Clementine, Rubino, Annalisa, Morris, Tamsin, Xu, Yang, De Nigris, Enrico, Müllerová, Hana, Quint, Jennifer K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10359568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36316117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2022-219039

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