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Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: characterization and risk factors.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 26 Jun 2014
Gallego Miguel, Pomares Xavier, Espasa Mateu, Castañer Eva, Solé Mar, Suárez David, Monsó Eduard, Montón Concepción
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BACKGROUND: Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of infection by P. aeruginosa. The specific role of bronchiectasis in both infection and chronic colonization by this microorganism in COPD, however, remains ill defined.To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for P. aeruginosa recovery from sputum in outpatients with severe COPD, characterizing P. aeruginosa...
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