<b><i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i></b> in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Frequent Hospitalized Exacerbations: A Prospective Multicentre Study

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Authors

Ana Rodrigo‐Troyano · Hospital de Sant Pau

Valentina Melo · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Pedro J. Marcos · Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

Elena Laserna · Institut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya

Meritxell Peiró · Hospital de Sant Pau

Guillermo Suárez-Cuartín · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Lídia Perea

Abstract

The presence of PA was related to 3 or more readmissions during the 1-year follow-up and PA persisted in the sputum despite an appropriate antibiotic treatment. This finding suggested an important role of PA in the course of the disease of COPD patients with FHE.

Topics & Keywords

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Respiration

Volume 96, Issue 5, pp. 417-424

DOI: 10.1159/000490190

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