Sputum colour as a marker for bacteria in acute exacerbations of COPD: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of years of life lost globally. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) drive disease progression, reduce quality of life and are a source of mortality in COPD. Approximately 50% of AECOPD are due to bacterial infections. Diagnos...

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Autores principales: Spies, Ruan, Potter, Matthew, Hollamby, Ruan, van der Walt, Stefan, Hohlfeld, Ameer, Ochodo, Eleanor, van Zyl-Smit, Richard N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8317370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34315541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01767-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8317370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34315541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01767-6

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