Prognostic Value of Concomitant Bronchiectasis in Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Patients on a Maintenance Therapy with Macrolides.

Benyong XuYanhua MaoXiaoyu WanJianhui ChenMeiping YeMengling ZhanLiyun XuLan ZhaoBing LiZhemin Zhang Yang Liu Haiqing Chu

Published in: Canadian respiratory journal (2019)

The coexistence of bronchiectasis predicted a poor outcome of maintenance macrolide therapy and an increased exacerbation risk in DPB subjects, possibly through its impacts on nutritional status, pulmonary function, and P. aeruginosa infections.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
cystic fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
low grade
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
replacement therapy