ena-STUDY-SMU-27-06-2018-10:20:08:752-1349
Airway microbial composition correlate with previous exacerbations in clinical stable COPD
We conducted a cross-sectional study including 160 subjects to test the hypothesis that the airway microbiome in stable COPD patients is associated with previous exacerbations. Bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA and fungal internal transcribed spacer DNA were amplified to define the airway microbiome.
We conducted a cross-sectional study including 160 subjects to test the hypothesis that the airway microbiome in stable COPD patients is associated with previous exacerbations. Bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA and fungal internal transcribed spacer DNA were amplified to define the airway microbiome.