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The role of non-invasive modalities for assessing inflammation in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2017
Tsikrika Stamatoula, Dimakou Katerina, Papaioannou Andriana I, Hillas Georgios, Thanos Loukas, Kostikas Kostantinos, Loukides Stelios, Papiris Spyros, Koulouris Nickolaos, Bakakos Petros
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INTRODUCTION: Bronchiectasis is a heterogeneous entity, taking into account clinical characteristics, inflammatory response, effectiveness of treatment and frequency of exacerbations. In stable state non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis, little is known about non-invasive techniques used for evaluating airway inflammation in obstructive airway diseases. OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate the associations...
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