Impact of bacterial infections on airway diseases
Bacterial infections play an important role as aetiologic agents in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Modern investigational tools, including bronchoscopy, microbial molecular epidemiology and measurement of specific immunity have established that bacteria cause up...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2005-12-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/14/95/62 |