Some Pneumococcal Serotypes Are More Frequently Associated with Relapses of Acute Exacerbations in COPD Patients

Arnau Domenech; Carmen Ardanuy; Roman Pallares; Immaculada Grau; Salud Santos; Adela G. De la Campa; Josefina Liñares

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059027

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Some Pneumococcal Serotypes Are More Frequently Associated with Relapses of Acute Exacerbations in COPD Patients

Arnau Domenech,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Carmen Ardanuy ,

* E-mail: c.ardanuy@bellvitgehospital.cat

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Roman Pallares,

Affiliations CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain
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Immaculada Grau,

Affiliations CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain
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Salud Santos,

Affiliation Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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Adela G. De la Campa,

Affiliations CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Josefina Liñares

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL-Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, CIBERES (Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias). ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Some Pneumococcal Serotypes Are More Frequently Associated with Relapses of Acute Exacerbations in COPD Patients

Arnau Domenech,
Carmen Ardanuy,
Roman Pallares,
Immaculada Grau,
Salud Santos,
Adela G. De la Campa,
Josefina Liñares

Published: March 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059027

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