Over the past several years, the significance of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with chronic airflow obstruction has become …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by an abnormal persistent
inflammatory response to noxious environmental stimuli, most commonly cigarette smoke …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing in prevalence. Acute
exacerbations of COPD are the major cause worldwide of morbidity, mortality, and health …

Abstract Background Exacerbations of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
an important cause of the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. Strategies to …

Exacerbations of COPD represent an important medical and health care problem. Certain
susceptible patients suffer recurrent exacerbations and as a consequence have a poorer …

In the nineteenth century, it was recognised that acute attacks of chronic bronchitis were
harmful. 140 years later, it is clearer than ever that exacerbations of chronic obstructive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airflow
limitation and an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung. Bacteria and viruses are a …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major worldwide health burden with
increasing morbidity, mortality and health care cost. It is a slowly progressive chronic …

Educational aims To describe the impact of COPD exacerbations and the importance of the
frequent exacerbator phenotype. To describe the spectrum of pharmacological and non …

New molecular, cellular, and immunologic techniques used to study host–pathogen
interactions have led to a reexamination of the role of infection in chronic obstructive …