… and compare the bronchial bacterial load related to cell … in bronchial biopsies of stable COPD
patients with rapid vs slow vs no … We defined rapid decline as rate of FEV1 decline >70 ml/…

… cohort follow-up, and we did not quantify bacterial load but used instead a cut-off point of …
Airway bacterial load and FEV 1 decline in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…

… , a polymorphism of the MUC5B gene has been associated with increased airway bacterial
burden and risk of … Association of chronic mucus hypersecretion with FEV 1 decline and …

… Progressive lung function decline is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…
UK centers, that baseline airway dysbiosis in COPD patients, characterized by the enrichment …

… . Airway bacterial load and FEV1 decline in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;167:1090–5. doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-…

… In stable COPD patients, FEV1 showed a significant inverse … total bacterial count, and bacterial
load in the airways was … detection of GERD, reduction of bacterial load in bronchiectasis, …

… A pathogenic role of bacterial load leading to bronchial … to decline in absolute numbers in
AATD-AT patients compared … a reduction in neutrophil accumulation in the lower airways and …

… bacterial richness and diversity in stool samples changed significantly when the FEV 1 declined
more than 40 ml/year (decline … control (Bacteroidetes) and decline (Firmicutes) groups. …

… of bacteria and the microbiota composition in COPD airways … the airways’ bacterial load and
the bronchial inflammation has … in COPD patients’ airways further contributes to reduction of …

… Data on bacterial load in positive cultures were sparingly … FEV1 data were reported across
most studies as mean FEV1 (… in airways disease, such as aspergillus, are not bacteria and …