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A prospective, observational cohort study of the seasonal dynamics of airway pathogens in the aetiology of exacerbations in COPD

BACKGROUND: The aetiology of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is incompletely understood. Understanding the relationship between chronic bacterial airway infection and viral exposure may explain the incidence and seasonality of these events. METHODS: In this prospective, observational cohort stu...

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Autores principales: Wilkinson, Tom M A, Aris, Emmanuel, Bourne, Simon, Clarke, Stuart C, Peeters, Mathieu, Pascal, Thierry G, Schoonbroodt, Sonia, Tuck, Andrew C, Kim, Viktoriya, Ostridge, Kristoffer, Staples, Karl J, Williams, Nicholas, Williams, Anthony, Wootton, Stephen, Devaster, Jeanne-Marie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28432209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209023