MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SEVERE EXACERBATIONS IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE ICU WITH OR WITHOUT ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Fabio Varon
Objective: The goal of this study was to compare the microbiology of severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), in patients with pneumonia compared to those that did not have. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross...
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Asociación Colombiana de Infectología
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Infectio |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistainfectio.org/index.php/infectio/article/view/803 |