Airway MUC2 is decreased in patients with severe COPD and bacterial colonization

L. Garcia-Bellmunt, E. F. Mateus, J. Giner, I. Solanes, A. Torrego, D. Castillo, A. Crespo, B. G. Cosío, E. Sala, M. I. Restrepo, A. Anzueto, V. Plaza, O. Sibila (Barcelona, Mallorca, Spain; San Antonio, United States Of America)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session: Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4945
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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L. Garcia-Bellmunt, E. F. Mateus, J. Giner, I. Solanes, A. Torrego, D. Castillo, A. Crespo, B. G. Cosío, E. Sala, M. I. Restrepo, A. Anzueto, V. Plaza, O. Sibila (Barcelona, Mallorca, Spain; San Antonio, United States Of America). Airway MUC2 is decreased in patients with severe COPD and bacterial colonization. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4945

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