Quantitative analysis of potentially pathogenic microbes (PPMs) in the induced sputum of non-smoker COPD (NS-COPD) subjects

Amit Agarwal (Pune, India), Baisakhi Ghosh, Amit Agarwal, Akshay Gaike, Shrikant Bhute, Shreyas Kumbhare, Kanchan Pyasi, Bill Brashier, Yogesh Shauche, Sundeep Salvi, Peter Barnes, Louise Donnelly

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session: Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1788
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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Amit Agarwal (Pune, India), Baisakhi Ghosh, Amit Agarwal, Akshay Gaike, Shrikant Bhute, Shreyas Kumbhare, Kanchan Pyasi, Bill Brashier, Yogesh Shauche, Sundeep Salvi, Peter Barnes, Louise Donnelly. Quantitative analysis of potentially pathogenic microbes (PPMs) in the induced sputum of non-smoker COPD (NS-COPD) subjects. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1788

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