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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Pulmonary Bacterial Colonisation in Stable State Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Background: Half of acute exacerbations of COPD are due to bacterial infection, and the other half are likely influenced by microbial colonisation. The same organisms commonly cultured during acute exacerbations are often found in the sputum of patients during stability. A robust assessment of the p...

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Autores principales: Armitage, Michael N., Spittle, Daniella A., Turner, Alice M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8773377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10010081