The effect of azithromycin on sputum inflammatory markers in bronchiectasis
Abstract Background Long term macrolide treatment has been found beneficial in bronchiectasis (BE) -pathogical bronchial dilatation- possibly due to a combined anti-bacterial and immunomodulatory effect. The exact mechanism of inflammatory response is unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of mai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02444-1 |