The relation of sputum color to bacterial load in exacerbations of COPD

M. Brusse-Keizer, A. Grotenhuis, H. Kerstjens, M. Telgen, J. van der Palen, R. Hendrix, P. van der Valk (Enschede, Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Biomarkers and antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD
Session: Biomarkers and antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2751
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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