Relationship between COPD characteristics and airway bacterial load measured using 16S qPCR

Simon Brill (London, United Kingdom), Simon E. Brill, Phillip James, William O.C. Cookson, Miriam F. Moffatt, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha

Source: International Congress 2015 – Notable abstracts in exacerbations, mechanisms and biomarkers in COPD
Session: Notable abstracts in exacerbations, mechanisms and biomarkers in COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3019
Disease area: Airway diseases

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