Mortality and exacerbations associated with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A regional cohort study of 22,689 outpatients

Mortality and exacerbations associated with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A regional cohort study of 22,689 outpatients

Abstract Objectives The clinical significance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in patients with COPD is poorly understood. We aimed to determine whether a lower respiratory tract culture positive for S. maltophilia in COPD patients was independently associated with increased risk of death and hospita...

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Main Authors: Christian Rønn, Peter Kamstrup, Josefin Eklöf, Louise Lindhardt Toennesen, Jonas Bredtoft Boel, Christian Ostergaard Andersen, Ram Benny Dessau, Jon Torgny Wilcke, Pradeesh Sivapalan, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02544-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02544-w

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