MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SEVERE EXACERBATIONS IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE ICU WITH OR WITHOUT ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Fabio Varon

MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SEVERE EXACERBATIONS IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE ICU WITH OR WITHOUT ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Fabio Varon

Objective: The goal of this study was to compare the microbiology of severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), in patients with pneumonia compared to those that did not have. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross...

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Main Author: Cristina Torres-Caro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología 2019-04-01
Series:Infectio
Subjects:
microbiology
critical care medicine
smoking
pneumonia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
exacerbation.
Online Access:https://www.revistainfectio.org/index.php/infectio/article/view/803

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