TY - JOUR AU - Guan, Wei-Jie AU - Huang, Yan AU - Chen, Chun-Lan AU - Yuan, Jing-Jing AU - Li, Hui-Min AU - Gao, Yong-Hua AU - Chen, Rong-Chang AU - Zhong, Nan-Shan PY - 2018 TI - Sputum purulence-associated microbial community compositions in adults with bronchiectasis JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, No 9 (September 28, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Bronchiectasis is a debilitating chronic inflammatory airway disease which arises from multiple etiologies. The interplay among the etiology, altered microenvironment and defective host-defense may have predisposed to recurrent chest infections of pathogens (1,2) that correlate with bronchiectasis exacerbations and increased mortality. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/24214