Bacteria and sputum inflammatory cell counts; a COPD cohort analysis
Abstract Background There is evidence that bacterial colonisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased neutrophilic airway inflammation. This study tested the hypothesis that different bacterial phyla and species cause different inflammatory profiles in COPD p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01552-4 |