Risk Factors for Bronchiectasis in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

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Authors

Peter D. Sly · Children's Medical Research Institute

Catherine Gangell · Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute

Linping Chen · Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute

Robert S. Ware · University of Queensland

Sarath Ranganathan · University of Melbourne

Lauren S. Mott · The Kids Research Institute Australia

Conor Murray

Abstract

Neutrophil elastase activity in BAL fluid in early life was associated with early bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosis. (Funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics.)

Topics & Keywords

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 21, pp. 1963-1970

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1301725

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