الفهرس 
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
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Abstract
The study was a prospective study comprising of 40 cases from outpatient clinic of the Ain-shams University Hospital with an acute exacerbation of COPD.
Periodic isolation and identification and resistant status of pathogens responsible for AECOPD will help us to formulate appropriate treatment protocol and this will be of immense use in reducing mortality and morbidity besides reducing the volume of antibiotics and development of resistance to antibiotics. The protective host immune responses that develop after exacerbation needs to be characterized to facilitate vaccine development. Further, the interaction among different etiologic factors such as environment, bacteria, viruses and atypical pathogens needs to be better understood to treat exacerbations and develop novel as well as cost effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Keywords: Tumor necrosis factor - Platelet/lymphocyte ratio- Leukocyte differential count - Intensive care unit