Some pneumococcal serotypes are more frequently associated with relapses of acute exacerbations in COPD patients.

Some pneumococcal serotypes are more frequently associated with relapses of acute exacerbations in COPD patients.

To analyze the role of the capsular type in pneumococci causing relapse and reinfection episodes of acute exacerbation in COPD patients.A total of 79 patients with 116 recurrent episodes of acute exacerbations caused by S. pneumoniae were included into this study (1995-2010). A relapse episode was c...

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Main Authors: Arnau Domenech, Carmen Ardanuy, Roman Pallares, Immaculada Grau, Salud Santos, Adela G De la Campa, Josefina Liñares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3594214?pdf=render

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