ena-STUDY-Fundacio Parc Tauli-27-01-2015-11:59:52:098-821
BRONCHIAL VIROME IN COPD: CHARACTERIZATION OF STABILITY AND EXACERBATION PATTERNS
Aim To characterize the bronchial virome in severe COPD during stability periods and non-infectious exacerbations.  Methods: Sputum samples were collected from severe COPD outpatients when stable and from an exacerbation considered as non-infectious after bacterial culture and PCR against common respiratory viruses. Bronchial virome was analysed by culture-independent metagenomic techniques, assessing its change during exacerbations.
Aim To characterize the bronchial virome in severe COPD during stability periods and non-infectious exacerbations.  Methods: Sputum samples were collected from severe COPD outpatients when stable and from an exacerbation considered as non-infectious after bacterial culture and PCR against common respiratory viruses. Bronchial virome was analysed by culture-independent metagenomic techniques, assessing its change during exacerbations.