The bronchitic phenotype is associated with frequent exacerbations in COPD irrespective of chronic bacterial airway infection

D. Stolz, W. Boersma, F. Blasi, R. Louis, J. Aerts, T. Welte, A. Lacoma, K. Kostikas, B. Milenkovic, A. Marin, J. Rakic, L. Boeck, P. Castellotti, G. G. U. Rohde, A. Torres, S. Hertel, S. Giersdorf, M. Tamm (Basel, Aarau, Switzerland; Alkmaar, Breda, Maastricht, Netherlands; Milan, Italy; Liege, Belgium; Hannover, Hennigsdorf, Germany; Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Thessaloniki, Greece; Belgrade, Republic Of Serbia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Guidelines and exacerbations
Session: Guidelines and exacerbations
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 175
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Stolz, W. Boersma, F. Blasi, R. Louis, J. Aerts, T. Welte, A. Lacoma, K. Kostikas, B. Milenkovic, A. Marin, J. Rakic, L. Boeck, P. Castellotti, G. G. U. Rohde, A. Torres, S. Hertel, S. Giersdorf, M. Tamm (Basel, Aarau, Switzerland; Alkmaar, Breda, Maastricht, Netherlands; Milan, Italy; Liege, Belgium; Hannover, Hennigsdorf, Germany; Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Thessaloniki, Greece; Belgrade, Republic Of Serbia). The bronchitic phenotype is associated with frequent exacerbations in COPD irrespective of chronic bacterial airway infection. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 175

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