<p>Simpson diversity index was calculated within mothur from sputum samples of stable (blue) and exacerbated (red) COPD patients. Gold 2 patients (circle) and GOLD 3 patients (square) are shown in the figure.</p
<p>(A) Patients grouped according to the spirometric GOLD stage. (B) Patients grouped according to P...
SummaryBackgroundWhen COPD patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a bacterial caus...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. The severity grading system...
<p>Mean Shannon and Simpson diversity indices values <b>(A)</b> of GOLD 2 (black circle) and GOLD 3 ...
<p>Sequence proportions of genera were calculated using mothur. Patient-specific values of <b>(A)</b...
<p>Mean (dash lines) and patient-specific values of total bacteria <b>(A)</b> and patient-specific p...
<p>Sequence proportion of phyla were calculated from mothur. Patient-specific values of <b>(A)</b> <...
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has introduced a four-stage classi...
Background: When COPI) patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a bacterial. cause o...
<p>Healthy subjects (n = 11) and patients with COPD stage 2 (n = 2), stage 3 (n = 5) and stage 4 (n ...
The A, B, C and D groups of the new GOLD classification are at least partly related to different COP...
<p>10 patients with mild COPD (GOLD stages I & II) and 10 patients with severe COPD (GOLD stages III...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the world's ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. The severity grading system...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%).</p><p>Post-BD: postbronchodilator, FEV1: forced expiratory vol...
<p>(A) Patients grouped according to the spirometric GOLD stage. (B) Patients grouped according to P...
SummaryBackgroundWhen COPD patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a bacterial caus...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. The severity grading system...
<p>Mean Shannon and Simpson diversity indices values <b>(A)</b> of GOLD 2 (black circle) and GOLD 3 ...
<p>Sequence proportions of genera were calculated using mothur. Patient-specific values of <b>(A)</b...
<p>Mean (dash lines) and patient-specific values of total bacteria <b>(A)</b> and patient-specific p...
<p>Sequence proportion of phyla were calculated from mothur. Patient-specific values of <b>(A)</b> <...
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has introduced a four-stage classi...
Background: When COPI) patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a bacterial. cause o...
<p>Healthy subjects (n = 11) and patients with COPD stage 2 (n = 2), stage 3 (n = 5) and stage 4 (n ...
The A, B, C and D groups of the new GOLD classification are at least partly related to different COP...
<p>10 patients with mild COPD (GOLD stages I & II) and 10 patients with severe COPD (GOLD stages III...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the world's ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. The severity grading system...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%).</p><p>Post-BD: postbronchodilator, FEV1: forced expiratory vol...
<p>(A) Patients grouped according to the spirometric GOLD stage. (B) Patients grouped according to P...
SummaryBackgroundWhen COPD patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a bacterial caus...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. The severity grading system...