Clinical Differences between Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Guangming Dai (Author), Yajuan Ran (Author), Jiajia Wang (Author), Xingru Chen (Author), Junnan Peng (Author), Xinglong Li (Author), Huojin Deng (Author), Min Xiao (Author), Tao Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rationale. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is highly heterogeneous with a plethora of different etiologic factors and inflammatory presentations. COPD with higher blood eosinophil count is associated with increased readmission rates and better corticosteroid resp...