Sputum sample positivity for Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: evaluation of association with positivity at earlier stable disease timepoints

BACKGROUND: Infection with Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) or Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) is a risk factor for exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The ability to predict Hi- or Mcat-associated exacerbations may be useful for interventions developed to reduce exacerbation frequ...

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Autores principales: Malvisi, Lucio, Taddei, Laura, Yarraguntla, Aparna, Wilkinson, Tom M. A., Arora, Ashwani Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33627095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01653-8

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