TY - JOUR T1 - Blood eosinophil counts in COPD patients compared to controls JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.00633-2019 VL - 54 IS - 4 SP - 1900633 AU - Umme Kolsum AU - Thomas Southworth AU - Natalie Jackson AU - Dave Singh Y1 - 2019/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/54/4/1900633.abstract N2 - In patients with COPD, blood eosinophil counts can predict the effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on exacerbation rates [1–4]. Blood eosinophil counts are now recommended by the Global initiative for the management of Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) as a biomarker to help guide ICS use in clinical practice [5].Blood eosinophil counts are increased in COPD patients compared to healthy controls http://bit.ly/2ML6pzZ ER -