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Microbiome balance in sputum determined by PCR stratifies COPD exacerbations and shows potential for selective use of antibiotics
BACKGROUND: While a subgroup of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clearly benefit from antibiotics, their identification remains challenging. We hypothesised that selective assessment of the balance between the two dominant bacterial groups (Gammaproteobacte...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571965/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28841671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182833 |