title: Does bacterial colonization play a role in acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conrad
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000382:microbiology*