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Respiratory infectious phenotypes in acute exacerbation of COPD: an aid to length of stay and COPD Assessment Test.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2015
Dai Meng-Yuan, Qiao Jin-Ping, Xu Yuan-Hong, Fei Guang-He
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the respiratory infectious phenotypes and their impact on length of stay (LOS) and the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) Scale in acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We categorized 81 eligible patients into bacterial infection, viral infection, coinfection, and non-infectious groups. The respiratory virus examination was determined by a liquid bead array xTAG Respiratory...
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