Microbiological airway colonization in COPD patients with severe emphysema undergoing endoscopic lung volume reduction

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic lung volume reduction (eLVR) is a therapeutic option for selected patients with COPD and severe emphysema. Infectious exacerbations are serious events in these vulnerable patients; hence, prophylactic antibiotics are often prescribed postinterventionally. However, data on the...

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Autores principales: Trudzinski, Franziska C, Seiler, Frederik, Wilkens, Heinrike, Metz, Carlos, Kamp, Annegret, Bals, Robert, Gärtner, Barbara, Lepper, Philipp M, Becker, Sören L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296080
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S150705

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296080
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S150705

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