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Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Dec 2008
Martínez-Solano Laura, Macia María D, Fajardo Alicia, Oliver Antonio, Martinez Jose L
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BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are increasingly associated with acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to determine whether an underlying chronic infection might be behind this process and to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the isolates involved, to implement useful protocols for preventing and treating these infections. METHODS: P. aeruginosa...
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