LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Long-term effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum bacterial and viral loads in COPD patients

Marco Contoli (Ferrara, Italy), Marco Contoli, Alessia Pauletti, Paolo Casolari, Giulia Gnesini, Maria Sandra Magnoni, Giacomo Curradi, Giacomo Forini, Brunilda Marku, Alberto Papi

Source: International Congress 2015 – Infection in COPD: different aspects of the host/pathogen balance
Session: Infection in COPD: different aspects of the host/pathogen balance
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4747
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Marco Contoli (Ferrara, Italy), Marco Contoli, Alessia Pauletti, Paolo Casolari, Giulia Gnesini, Maria Sandra Magnoni, Giacomo Curradi, Giacomo Forini, Brunilda Marku, Alberto Papi. LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Long-term effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum bacterial and viral loads in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4747

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