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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Main Authors: L. C. Terpstra, J. Altenburg, H. J. Doodeman, Y. S. Sabogal Piñeros, R. Lutter, H. G. M. Heijerman, W. G. Boersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02444-1