Sputum Bacterial and Fungal Dynamics during Exacerbations of Severe COPD.

The changes in the microbial community structure during acute exacerbations of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in hospitalized patients remain largely uncharacterized. Therefore, further studies focused on the temporal dynamics and structure of sputum microbial communities during...

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Main Authors: Jin Su, Hai-yue Liu, Xi-lan Tan, Yong Ji, Yun-xia Jiang, M Prabhakar, Zu-hua Rong, Hong-wei Zhou, Guo-xia Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4493005?pdf=render