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Bacterial burden in the lower airways predicts disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and is independent of radiological disease extent
Increasing bacterial burden in the lower airways of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis confers an increased risk of disease progression and mortality. However, it remains unclear whether this increased bacterial burden directly influences progression of fibrosis or simply reflects the magni...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31980496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01519-2019 |