Atopic asthmatic immune phenotypes associated with airway microbiota and airway obstruction.
Benjamin A TurturiceHalvor S McGeeBrian OliverMelissa BaraketBrian T NguyenChristian AscoliRavi RanjanAsha RaniDavid L PerkinsPatricia W FinnPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The underlying inflammation in atopic asthma is related to the composition of microbiota and is associated with severity of airway obstruction. Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids was associated with changes in the airway inflammatory response to microbiota.