Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: etiological bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance in Upper Egypt

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: etiological bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance in Upper Egypt

Abstract Context Previous data on etiologic bacteria in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in Upper Egypt are limited. Aim The aim of this study was to identify the causative bacteria in AECOPD and to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns for AECOPD in Upper...

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Main Authors: Alaa T. Hassan, Sherif A. A. Mohamed, Mona S. E. Mohamed, Mohamed A. El-Mokhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
antibiotic
bacteria
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
etiology
exacerbation
resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.193640

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