Aim The bacterial and atypical etiology of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was investigated and the diagnostic techniques used were compared among 92 hospitalized ...

Exacerbations of COPD, which include combinations of dyspnea, cough, wheezing, increased sputum production (and a change in its color to green or yellow), are common. The role of bacterial ...

Most respiratory infections tend to be viral as opposed to bacterial, says Courtney Crim, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of ...

The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have ... people with respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer often have an imbalanced ...

21, 2024 — In preclinical models, the inhalation of a mixture of living Lactobacilli bacteria attenuated pulmonary inflammation and improved lung function and ... Second Phase 3 Clinical Trial ...

COPD, or bronchiectasis. To survive tough conditions, P. aeruginosa forms colonies known as "biofilms"—clusters of bacteria encased in a self-produced matrix that provides them with significant ...

These can be due to just the disease. They can also be due to an infection -- either a viral or bacterial infection. And the patients just get worse. COPD flare-ups to us are extremely serious ...

Exposure to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection happens because of contaminated water or soil. Learn who gets severe ...

Farmers are at increased risk of COPD due to farming exposures. Learn why early diagnosis is critical for managing this often overlooked condition.

Women with COPD contract bacterial respiratory infections more often than men with COPD. In persons with a healthy respiratory tract, this is exactly the other way round. The frequency of ...