Pathogenesis, imaging and clinical characteristics of CF and non-CF bronchiectasis

Abstract Bronchiectasis is a common feature of severe inherited and acquired pulmonary disease conditions. Among inherited diseases, cystic fibrosis (CF) is the major disorder associated with bronchiectasis, while acquired conditions frequently featuring bronchiectasis include post-infective bronchi...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Schäfer, Matthias Griese, Ravishankar Chandrasekaran, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Dominik Hartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0630-8