Aspergillus fumigatus during COPD exacerbation: a pair-matched retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently awareness of the importance of Aspergillus colonization in the airway of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was rising. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and short-term outcomes of COPD patients with Aspergillus colonization during acute exacerbation.

Methods

A pair-matched retrospective study on patients presenting with COPD exacerbation was conducted from January 2014 to March 2016 in Beijing Hospital, China.

Results

Twenty-three patients with Aspergillus colonization and 69 patients as controls, diagnosed of COPD exacerbation, were included in this study at a pair-matched ratio of 1:3. In stable stage, the percentage of patients with high-dose corticosteroids inhalation in the Aspergillus colo

SUBMITTER: Tong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5883425 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature