Etiology of Non–Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis in Adults and Its Correlation to Disease Severity

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Authors

Sara Lonni · Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo

James D. Chalmers · University of Dundee

Pieter Goeminne · Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven

Melissa J. McDonnell · Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katerina Dimakou · Sotiria General Hospital

Anthony De Soyza · Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Eva Polverino

Abstract

Physicians should not be guided by disease severity in suspecting specific etiologies in patients with bronchiectasis, although idiopathic bronchiectasis appears to be less common in patients with the most severe disease.

Topics & Keywords

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Tracheal and airway disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volume 12, Issue 12, pp. 1764-1770

DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201507-472oc

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