Article
Association between exacerbation history and airway microbiota assessed by extended bacterial culture and metagenomic approaches in stable COPD
2025-03-31
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms due to abnormalities of the airways and/or alveoli that cause airflow obstruction. It is a leading cause of death worldwide. While alterations in airway microbiota have been linked to exacerbation frequency, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. M...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ed23f63c-0501-5fba-8702-b071524c21e2
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6206453/v1
