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Forest plot of odds ratios of chronic PPM colonization in COPD patients with and without bronchiectasis.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; M–H, Mantel-Haenszel method; PPM, potentially pathogenic microorganisms.
