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- Title
Acute Exacerbation and Respiratory InfectionS in COPD (AERIS): protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study.
- Authors
Bourne, Simon; Cohet, Catherine; Kim, Viktoriya; Barton, Anna; Tuck, Andy; Aris, Emmanuel; Mesia-Vela, Sonia; Devaster, Jeanne-Marie; Ballou, W Ripley; Clarke, Stuart C; Wilkinson, Tom
- Abstract
The aetiology of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains incompletely understood and strategies for treatment and prevention have not altered significantly for many years. Improved understanding of the role of respiratory pathogens in acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is required and the use of molecular microbiological techniques may lead to insights into host-pathogen interactions and the development of more targeted therapeutic approaches.
- Publication
BMJ open, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 3, pe004546
- ISSN
2044-6055
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004546