Is Blood Eosinophil Count a Biomarker for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Real-World Clinical Setting? Predictive Property and Longitudinal Stability in Japanese Patients

Is Blood Eosinophil Count a Biomarker for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Real-World Clinical Setting? Predictive Property and Longitudinal Stability in Japanese Patients

The authors examined predictive properties and the longitudinal stability of blood eosinophil count (BEC) or three strata (<100 cells/mm<sup>3</sup>, 100–299 cells/mm<sup>3</sup> and ≥300 cells/mm<sup>3</sup>) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dise...

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Main Authors: Koichi Nishimura, Masaaki Kusunose, Ryo Sanda, Mio Mori, Ayumi Shibayama, Kazuhito Nakayasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
blood eosinophil count (BEC)
eosinophil
the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/3/404

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