Microbial variations in sputum cultures among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: differences in sputum microbiota between asthma and COPD patients.
Fatih UzerBurcu CelenkA Gamze ÇalışNermin KaplanRojan Barış GedikAhmet Alper DurmuşUmut Barış InancMetin AkgünPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2024)
This study demonstrates that CAP patients with COPD tend to have more severe presentations, while CAP patients with asthma show varied microbial profiles, underscoring the need for patient-specific management strategies in CAP.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- cystic fibrosis
- community acquired pneumonia
- end stage renal disease
- microbial community
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- air pollution
- peritoneal dialysis
- early onset
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported