Microbiota in Exhaled Breath Condensate and the Lung
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Microbiota in Exhaled Breath Condensate and the Lung
The lung microbiota is commonly sampled using relatively invasive bronchoscopic procedures. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collection potentially offers a less invasive alternative for lung microbiota sampling. We compared lung microbiota samples retrieved by protected specimen brushings (PSB) and exhaled breath condensate collection. We also sought to assess whether aerosolized antibiotic tre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00515-17