To assess whether generic and specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) are independently
associated with total and specific mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background The culture of bronchial secretions from the lower airway has been reported to
be positive for potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPMs) in patients with stable chronic …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly considered a
heterogeneous condition. It was hypothesised that COPD, as currently defined, includes …

… Cruz González j , Marc Miravitlles k , Eduard Monsó l , Teodoro Montemayor m , Josep
Morera n , … Eduard Monsó declares having no conflict of interests related with this article. …

Although exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is important in terms
of health and costs, there is little information about which are the risk factors. We estimated …

Farmers are known to be at high risk from the development of occupational airway disease.
The first stage of the European farmers’ study has shown that pig farmers in Denmark and …

Culture of bacteria from bronchial secretions in respiratory patients has low sensitivity and
does not allow for complete assessment of microbial diversity across different bronchial …

The healthy lung has previously been considered to be a sterile organ because standard
microbiological culture techniques consistently yield negative results. However, culture-…

Bronchial colonization by potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPMs) is often demonstrated
in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but culture-based techniques identify …

Background Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at
increased risk of infection by P. aeruginosa. The specific role of bronchiectasis in both infection …