- Article
Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Role of Sputum Bacteriological Examination
- Krzysztof Noweta,
- Mirosława Frankowska and
- Iwona Grzelewska-Rzymowska
Bacteriological examination of sputum is the simplest and widely accessible diagnostic method of res-piratory infections. However its value in nonspecifi c respiratory infections, especially in exacerbations of COPD, is questionable because they can...

