Sputum microbiology predicts health status in COPD

Spontaneous sputum production occurs in a subset of COPD patients; however, its clinical relevance has not been established. Differences in health status and clinical outcomes between patients with and without positive sputum cultures are unknown. To compare clinical characteristics and health statu...

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Published in:	International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 2741 - 2748
Main Authors:	Braeken, Dionne, Houben-Wilke, Sarah, Smid, Dionne, Rohde, Gernot, Drijkoningen, Jesse, Wouters, Emiel, Spruit, Martijn, Franssen, Frits
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 2016 Dove Medical Press Ltd Dove Medical Press
Subjects:	Aged Anxiety Bronchitis Care and treatment Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD Development and progression Disease Progression Exercise Tolerance Female Forced Expiratory Volume Health aspects Health Status Hospitals Humans Lung - microbiology Lung - physiopathology Lung diseases Lung diseases, Obstructive Male Medical research Microbiology Middle Aged Mortality Netherlands Original Research Patients Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - microbiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy pulmonary rehabilitation Quality of life Questionnaires Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Respiratory Tract Infections - physiopathology Respiratory Tract Infections - therapy Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Sputum Sputum - microbiology Surveys and Questionnaires Testing Variance analysis Walk Test health status microbiology sputum pulmonary rehabilitation COPD
ISSN:	1178-2005, 1176-9106, 1178-2005
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