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Table 1 Background clinical in formation regarding the patients involved in the study.

From: Studying bacteria in respiratory specimens by using conventional and molecular microbiological approaches

patient

condition

FEV1(% predicted)

age

1

CF

60%

30

2

CF

57%

45

3

CF

37%

47

4

CF

35%

22

5

CF

49%

55

6

CF

45%

21

7

CF

48%

40

8

CF

20%

22

9

COPD

60%

77

10

COPD

14%

69

11

COPD

16%

74

12

COPD

37%

70

  1. FEV1 represents the volume of air that can be forced out in 1 second after taking a deep breath, a commonly used measure of lung function.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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