The Relationship Between Comorbidities and Microbiologic Findings in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Hyewon SeoYun Su SimKyung Hoon MinJae Ha LeeByung-Keun KimYeon-Mok OhSeung Won RaTae-Hyung KimYong Il HwangJeong-Woong ParkPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)
AECOPD patients with comorbidities were more likely to experience infection-related exacerbations compared to those without comorbidities. As the overall number of comorbidities increased, the risk of bacterial infection increased significantly.