Clinical Features, Etiology and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Joan Gómez-Junyent; Carolina Garcia-Vidal; Diego Viasus; Pere Millat-Martínez; Antonella Simonetti; Mª Salud Santos; Carmen Ardanuy; Jordi Dorca; Jordi Carratalà

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105854

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Clinical Features, Etiology and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Joan Gómez-Junyent,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Carolina Garcia-Vidal ,

* E-mail: carolgv75@hotmail.com

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain, REIPI (Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Diego Viasus,

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain, REIPI (Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Pere Millat-Martínez,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Antonella Simonetti,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Mª Salud Santos,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Carmen Ardanuy,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Jordi Dorca,

Affiliations Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain, REIPI (Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Jordi Carratalà

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain, REIPI (Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Clinical Features, Etiology and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Joan Gómez-Junyent,
Carolina Garcia-Vidal,
Diego Viasus,
Pere Millat-Martínez,
Antonella Simonetti,
Mª Salud Santos,
Carmen Ardanuy,
Jordi Dorca,
Jordi Carratalà

Published: August 28, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105854

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