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Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients
29 Aug 2017
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BACKGROUND: Induced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is unknown. Our aim was to compare microbiota in induced and spontaneous sputum from COPD patients sampled during the same consultation. METHODS: COPD patients from Bergen, Norway, were followed between 2006/2010, examined during the stable state and...
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