Geographic variation in the aetiology, epidemiology and microbiology of bronchiectasis

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 83 - 14
• Main Authors: Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Chalmers, James D., Elborn, Stuart J., Chotirmall, Sanjay H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.05.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; Aging; Aspergillus; Aspergillus spp; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; Bronchiectasis - epidemiology; Bronchiectasis - etiology; Bronchiectasis - microbiology; Bronchus; Care and treatment; Child; Chronic infection; Cystic fibrosis; Disease; Distribution; Epidemiology; Etiology; Fungi; Geography, Medical; Global Health; Humans; Infections; Microbiology; Microbiome; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Mycobiome; Neutrophils; Older people; Pathogenesis; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Prognosis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pulmonology; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory tract; Review; Risk factors; Sputum; Tuberculosis; Variation; New Zealand; Europe; Fungi; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Bronchiectasis; Mycobiome; Aspergillus spp; Microbiome

Bronchiectasis is a disease associated with chronic progressive and irreversible dilatation of the bronchi and is characterised by chronic infection and associated inflammation. The prevalence of bronchiectasis is age-related and there is some geographical variation in incidence, prevalence and clin...