Airway bacteria measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and culture in patients with stable COPD: relationship with neutrophilic airway inflammation, exacerbation frequency, and lung function

Mona Bafadhel1 Respiratory Medicine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Koirobi Haldar2 Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Bethan Barker2 Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;3 Institute for Lung Health, National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Hemu Patel4 Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Vijay Mistry2 Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;3 Institute for Lung Health, National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Michael R Barer2 Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;3 Institute for Lung Health, National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;4 Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Ian D Pavord1 Respiratory Medicine Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Christopher E Brightling2 Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK;3 Institute for Lung Health, National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

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