Sputum microbiota and inflammation at stable state and during exacerbations in a cohort of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

Solveig TangedalRune NielsenMarianne AanerudLouise J PerssonHarald G WikerPer S BakkePieter S HiemstraTomas M Eagan

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Changes in the sputum microbiota with changing COPD disease states are common, and are accompanied by changes in inflammatory markers. However, the changes are highly individual and heterogeneous events.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
lung function
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
pulmonary tuberculosis
newly diagnosed
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
patient reported