Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in patients hospitalized with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
WC Tan, X Xiang, D Qiu, TP Ng, SF Lam… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We compared the prevalence and spectrum of common respiratory viruses
among patients with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the relation of these findings to acute
respiratory symptoms. METHODS: We obtained adequate samples of respiratory secretions
from 17 patients hospitalized with near-fatal asthma, 29 with acute asthma, and 14 with
COPD. We used a polymerase chain reaction–based method to test for six common …
among patients with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the relation of these findings to acute
respiratory symptoms. METHODS: We obtained adequate samples of respiratory secretions
from 17 patients hospitalized with near-fatal asthma, 29 with acute asthma, and 14 with
COPD. We used a polymerase chain reaction–based method to test for six common …