Etiology and characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis in Taiwan: a cohort study from 2002 to 2016.

Hung-Yu HuangFu-Tsai ChungChun-Yu LoHorng-Chyuan LinYu-Tung HuangChih-Hsin YehChang-Wei LinYu-Chen HuangChun-Hua Wang

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)

Idiopathic, post-infection and tuberculosis constitute major bronchiectasis etiologies in Taiwan. Clinical characteristics and sputum microbiology were distinct among separate etiology phenotypes.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
emergency department
infectious diseases
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy