Colour vision deficiency and sputum colour charts in COPD patients: an exploratory mixed-method study
Abstract Sputum colour may mark bacterial involvement in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, whether colour vision deficiency (CVD) in COPD patients could impact the use of sputum colour charts as part of a guide to antibiotic use in exacerbations is unknown...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-03-01
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Series: | npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00225-z |