Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: characterization and risk factors

Conclusions: The main risk factors for P. aeruginosa isolation in severe COPD were the extent of bronchiectasis and exposure to antibiotics. Over 10% of these patients fulfilled criteria for chronic colonization by P. aeruginosa and showed clonal persistence, independently of the presence of bronchiectasis.
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