Open AccessA Simple Scoring System to Differentiate Bacterial from Viral Infections in Acute Exacerbations of COPD Requiring Hospitalization
Author(s) -
Agustı́n Ruiz-González,
Eduardo Sáez-Huerta,
Montserrat Martínez-Alonso,
Albert Bernet-Sánchez,
José M. Porcel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s356950
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , copd , antibiotics , blood culture , etiology , immunology , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , tuberculosis , biology
Both bacteria and viruses may cause acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). The objective of this study was to identify readily available clinical parameters to discriminate between them.