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Analysis of sputum microbial flora in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with different phenotypes during acute exacerbations.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Nov 2023
Mao Xiaoyan, Li Yao, Shi Pengfei, Zhu Ziwei, Sun Juan, Xue Yu, Wan Zongren, Yang Dan, Ma Ting, Wang Jipeng, Zhu Rong
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BACKGROUND: Increasing studies have shown that the imbalance of the respiratory microbial flora is related to the occurrence of COPD, the severity and frequency of exacerbations and mortality.However, it remains unclear how the sputum microbial flora differs during exacerbations in COPD patients manifesting emphysema phenotype, chronic bronchitis with emphysema phenotype and asthma-COPD overlap phenotype....
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