Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, socially significant disease
characterized by progressive airflow limitation due to chronic inflammation in the bronchi …

Moraxella catarrhalis is an important pathogen in patients with chronic obstructive lung
disease (COPD). While M. catarrhalis has been categorized as an extracellular bacterium so …

Despite being the most common respiratory disorder in the developed world and the fourth
leading cause of death in the US, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has …

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high levels of airway and systemic inflammatory
markers are associated with a faster decrease in lung function. Our study shows that patients …

Rationale: Computed tomography (CT) scanning of the lung may reduce phenotypic
heterogeneity in defining subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and …

Chronic infections are associated with exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The major objective of the management of these patients is the …

Sputum and lung function were periodically assessed in stable moderate chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) outpatients to determine relationships between bronchial …

Background Bronchiectasis (BE) impact the clinical course and prognosis of patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Yet, the temporal evolution of BE in these …

Airway mucus hypersecretion is a serious and presently untreatable symptom of COPD.
Over the past several years, emerging evidence has implicated epidermal growth factor …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease
with high morbidity and mortality. Periodontitis exacerbates COPD progression; however …