Atypical Pathogen Distribution in Chinese Hospitalized AECOPD Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Chenye FengMingtao XuJian KangFu-Qiang WenYahong ChenQunying HongWei XiaoZhonghe ZhangLan YangJianmin HuoJie CaoLi ZhaoShuyue XiaYan YinWei WangPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)
Overall, atypical pathogens play an important role in AECOPD. Regarding the testing method, serological testing is a superior method to nucleic acid testing.