Lower airway microbiota in COPD and healthy controls.

Solveig TangedalRune NielsenMarianne AanerudChristine DrengenesGunnar R HusebøSverre LehmannKristel S KnudsenPieter S HiemstraTomas Ml Eagan

Published in: Thorax (2024)

phylum thrive particularly in COPD airways. Smoking has different effects on diversity and taxonomic abundance in patients with COPD compared with controls. COPD severity and ICS use were not linked to the lower airway microbiota.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
smoking cessation
microbial community