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Sputum Moraxella catarrhalis strains exhibit diversity within and between COPD subjects

PURPOSE: Moraxella catarrhalis is implicated in the pathogenesis of some COPD exacerbations. We sought to investigate whether the M. catarrhalis strain is variable between COPD subjects; that an exacerbation is associated with acquisition of a new strain and that certain strains are more commonly as...

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Autores principales: George, Leena M, Haigh, Richard D, Mistry, Vijay, Haldar, Koirobi, Barer, Michael R, Oggioni, Marco R, Brightling, Christopher E
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/PMC6231509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30510409
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S180961