Impact of radiologically stratified exacerbations: insights into pneumonia aetiology in COPD

Impact of radiologically stratified exacerbations: insights into pneumonia aetiology in COPD

Abstract Background COPD patients have increased risk of developing pneumonia, which is associated with poor outcomes. It can be symptomatically indistinguishable from exacerbations, making diagnosis challenging. Studies of pneumonia in COPD have focused on hospitalised patients and are not represen...

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Main Authors: Nicholas P. Williams, Kristoffer Ostridge, Jeanne-Marie Devaster, Viktoriya Kim, Ngaire A. Coombs, Simon Bourne, Stuart C. Clarke, Stephen Harden, Ausami Abbas, Emmanuel Aris, Christophe Lambert, Andrew Tuck, Anthony Williams, Stephen Wootton, Karl J. Staples, Tom M. A. Wilkinson, on behalf of the AERIS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD
Pneumonia
Infiltrates
Exacerbations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0842-8

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