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Submission: 26-11-2006 Accepted: 26-11-2006 ronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease,
defined pathologically as irreversible dilatation of the bronchi; it was first described by …

Bronchiectasis is associated with a number of predisposing factors, including severe
infections, cystic fibrosis (CF), and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Patients …

METHODS To assess the feathers of non-cystic fibrosis-bronchiectasis, we retrospectively
reviewed the demography, clinical, laboratory, radiological findings of 6977 patients with …

Results: There was a significant difference in sputum IL-8 concentration between the three
SCC groups (ANOVA= 0.043) with higher purulence resulting in increasing IL-8 levels. IL-8 …

Abstract Background and objectives Non-Cystic Fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis is common in
Greece but little attention has been paid to the investigation of its aetiology, clinical …

Rationale: Testing for underlying etiology is a key part of bronchiectasis management, but it
is unclear whether the same extent of testing is required across the spectrum of disease …

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated all records from NCFB patients who presented
themselves at the outpatient clinic in between May 2008 and October 2009. In these 71 …

The aim of the current study was to review the aetiology of non-cystic fibrosis (CF)
bronchiectasis from two tertiary paediatric respiratory units in order to determine how often …

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is known as a leading cause of non-CF bronchiectasis in
high burden TB settings. However, the finding of pulmonary sequelae suggestive for past-TB …