Viral Etiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations during the A/H1N1pdm09 Pandemic and Postpandemic Period
Viral infections are one of the main causes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD). Emergence of A/H1N1pdm influenza virus in the 2009 pandemic changed the viral etiology of exacerbations that were reported before the pandemic. The aim of this study was to describe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Virology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/560679 |