LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Haemophilus dominance of the stable COPD microbiome is associated with greater bacterial load and inflammation and is modulated by prophylactic antibiotic therapy

Simon Brill (London, United Kingdom), Simon Brill, Phillip James, Leah Cuthbertson, William Cookson, Miriam Moffatt, Jadwiga Wedzicha

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: 4746
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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Simon Brill (London, United Kingdom), Simon Brill, Phillip James, Leah Cuthbertson, William Cookson, Miriam Moffatt, Jadwiga Wedzicha. LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Haemophilus dominance of the stable COPD microbiome is associated with greater bacterial load and inflammation and is modulated by prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4746

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