Study | Subjects (n) | Sample | Key findings |
---|---|---|---|
Hilty et al. 2010 [21] | 8 Control | BAL/Brush | Pathogenic bacteria, e.g. H. influenzae in asthma and COPD subjects |
11 Asthma | |||
5 COPD | |||
Charlson et al. 2010 [22] | 29 Smoker | Pharynx | Different regions of pharynx have different microbial communities which are changed by smoking |
33 Non-smoker | |||
Erb-Downward et al. 2011 [23] | 9 Control/ | BAL | Core pulmonary microbiota in BAL & lung tissue |
5 COPD | |||
6 severe COPD | |||
Sze et al. 2012 [24] | 8 Control | Lung tissue | Differences in bacterial communities in the same lung |
8 COPD | |||
8 severe COPD | |||
8 Cystic fibrosis | |||
Pragmann et al. 2012 [25] | 10 Control | BAL | Detectable bacterial communities in lung tissue that changes in severe COPD |
22 COPD | |||
Morris et al. 2013 [15] | 32 Smoker | Oral wash | Mouth communities different in smoker |
30 Non-smoker |