Blood and sputum eosinophilia in COPD exacerbation

Abstract Background Exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major contributors to worsening lung function, impaired quality of life, emergency healthcare use, and COPD-related mortality. COPD exacerbations are heterogeneous in terms of airway inflammation and etiology. Obje...

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Main Authors: Laila Ashour Helala, Eman Badawy AbdelFattah, Hazem Mohamed Abd Elsalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-022-00151-9