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Colour of sputum is a marker for bacterial colonisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: Bacterial colonisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contributes to airway inflammation and modulates exacerbations. We assessed risk factors for bacterial colonisation in COPD. METHODS: Patients with stable COPD consecutively recruited over 1 year gave consent to provi...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2883541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-58 |