The Prevalence and Significance of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis.

Mark L MeterskyTimothy R AksamitAlan BarkerRadmila ChoateCharles L DaleyLeigh A DanielsAngela DiMangoEdward EdenDavid GriffithMargaret JohnsonMichael KnowlesAnne E O'DonnellKenneth OlivierMatthias SalatheByron ThomashowGregory TinoGerard TurinoKevin L WinthropDavid Mannino

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2019)

Staphylococcus aureus does not appear to be an independent risk factor for severe disease in patients with bronchiectasis enrolled in the Bronchiectasis Research Registry.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
lung function
biofilm formation
risk factors
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
early onset
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
drug induced
air pollution