Infection index: a promising additive tool in detecting bacterial colonization

Infection index: a promising additive tool in detecting bacterial colonization

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic debilitating disease. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) determines the extent of disease morbidity, healthcare utilization, associated costs, and mortality. Patients with COPD who have chronic colonization would not only have gre...

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Main Authors: Nagwan A Ismail, Alshimaa L Abdallah, Marwa M Esawy, Marwa A Shabana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
bacterial colonization
copd
infection index
strem-1
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2021;volume=70;issue=4;spage=474;epage=480;aulast=Ismail

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