title: Introduction: COPD--the role of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Niederman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents