A. Sayiner (Izmir, Turkey), K. Kostov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Biochemical parameters of sputum and their correlation with inflammation blood markers in AECOPD patients K. Gashynova, T. Pertseva, O. Lykholat, O. Plekhanova, O. Myronenko, N. Klymenko (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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Concurrent COPD/pneumonia: Follow up radiology amongst patients initially admitted with exacerbation N. Ahmad, S. George, E. Davies, K. Srinivasan, H. Moudgil (Telford, Keele, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of sputum characteristics with clinical, laboratorial and functional variables in patients with stable COPD D. Stolz, F. Blasi, W. Boersma, L. Boeck, K. Kostikas, A. Lacoma, B. Milenkovic, R. Louis, T. Welte, A. Marin, E. Wouters, J. Aerts, A. Torres, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland; Milan, Italy; Maastricht, Breda, Netherlands; Larissa, Greece; Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Belgrade, Republic Of Serbia; Liege, Belgium; Hannover, Germany)
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Dynamics etiologic spectrum of infectious exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S. Imangazinova, B. Ajnabekova, B. Abdahina (Kazakhstan)
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Species-specific pattern of bronchial colonisation by H. parainfluenzae in COPD patients A. Marín, E. Monsó, M. Miravitlles, L. Millares, M. García, C. Esquinas, R. Hervás, T. Torres, J. Morera (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain)
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One-year follow up of patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD related to viral infection O. Kherad, L. Kaiser, P. O. Bridevaux, J. P. Janssens, O. Rutschmann (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Bronchial brush-biopsies cells in dependence on infectional agent species at COPD exacerbation S. Nesterovich, E. Bukreeva (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Presence of mimivirus in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M. J Vanspauwen, C. A. Bruggeman, F. M. E Franssen, E. F. M. Wouters, C. F. M. Linssen (Horn, Netherlands)
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The relevance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on mortality in patients with community acquired pneumonia A. Liapikou, E. Polverino, C. Cilloniz, M. A. Marcos, J. Mensa, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
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To identify cases of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients of COPD with sputum positive for aspergillus by applying existing criteria B. Datta, R. Barton, R. Hobson, A. Morris, H. McLoughlin (United Kingdom)
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Relationship between Candida strains colonization and MMP-9 and TIMP-1 induced sputum concentration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‘s (COPD) patients and healthy control group B. Brajer, H. Batura-Gabryel, K. Sawinski, M. Grabicki, B. Kuznar-Kaminska (Poznan, Poland)
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Community-acquired pneumonia in COPD patients: GOLD staging is a strong predicting factor of outcome of pneumonia M. Akahane, N. Horita, Y. Okada, Y. Kobayashi, T. Arai, M. To, S. Nakamura, Y. To (Tokyo, Japan; London, United Kingdom)
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Cytokines levels of blood and sputum in COPD exacerbation S. Nesterovich, E. Bukreeva (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Common and atypical pathogens in severe COPD exacerbations and predictors of positive sputum cultures A. Nakou, F. Diamantea, I. Paparaskevas, I. Michailidou, D. Mermigkis, N. Karagiannidis, V. Polychronopoulos (Athens, Greece)
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Inflammatory markers in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and role of bacterial infection M. Badawy, L. Mohamed, A. Fathy (Egypt)
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Sputum and serum cytokine variability in frequent and infrequent exacerbators in stable COPD J. Quint, G. Donaldson, J. Goldring, R. Sapsford, J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Prospective study of infectious bacterial etiology of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in India P. James, N. Sinha, D. J. Christopher, B. Thangakunam, R. Gupta, J. Prakash (Vellore, India)
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The relationship between PBMC secretion of IFN-alpha following stimulation by Poly (I:C) and clinical indices in COPD V. Mistry, M. Bafadhel, S. McKenna, S. Terry, C. Brightling (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Composition of bronchial brush-biopsies at different etiology of COPD exacerbation S. Nesterovich, E. Bukreeva (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) J. Stojkovic (Skopje, Fyrom)
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