Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

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Background Bronchiectasis is a heterogeneous, neglected disease with few multicentre
studies exploring the causes, severity, microbiology, and treatment of the disease across …

CT scanning can also aid in identifying an aetiology of bronchiectasis eg Allergic
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), primary …

Bronchiectasis in adults is a chronic disorder associated with poor quality of life and frequent
exacerbations in many patients. There have been no previous international guidelines. The …

There is increasing awareness of bronchiectasis in children and adolescents, a chronic
pulmonary disorder associated with poor quality of life for the child/adolescent and their …

Healthy human lungs have traditionally been considered to be a sterile organ. However,
culture-independent molecular techniques have reported that large numbers of microbes …

Bronchiectasis is characterised by pathological dilation of the airways. More specifically, the
radiographic demonstration of airway enlargement is the common feature of a …

Background Bronchiectasis is predominantly a neutrophilic inflammatory disease. There are
no established therapies that directly target neutrophilic inflammation because little is …

Bronchiectasis refers to abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Airway dilatation can lead to
failure of mucus clearance and increased risk of infection. Pathophysiological mechanisms …