Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of lower respiratory tract infection with Moraxella catarrhalis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background Use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has been associated with an increased risk of pneumonia. Moraxella catarrhalis is one of the most common bacterial causes of infectious exacerbation in COPD. Currently, to our...

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Main Authors: Pradeesh Sivapalan, Josefin Eklöf, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, Christian Østergaard, Jonas Bredtoft Boel, Ram Benny Dessau, Christian Kjer Heerfordt, Rikke Helin Johnsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001726.full