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Difference in systemic inflammation and predictors of acute exacerbation between smoking-associated COPD and tuberculosis-associated COPD

PURPOSE: Tuberculosis-associated COPD (T-COPD) has clinical characteristics similar to those of smoking-associated COPD (S-COPD), such as dyspnea, sputum production, and acute exacerbation (AE). However, the degree of systemic inflammation and prognosis might be different because of difference in th...

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Autores principales: Oh, Jee Youn, Lee, Young Seok, Min, Kyung Hoon, Hur, Gyu Young, Lee, Sung Yong, Kang, Kyung Ho, Rhee, Chin Kook, Park, Seoung Ju, Shim, Jae Jeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425468
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S177371