Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolation in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) occupies an important niche in the pathogenic microbiome of bronchiectasis. The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognostic value of P. aeruginosa in Chinese adult patients with bronchiectasis.

Methods

This retrospective and follow-up study enrolled 1188 patients diagnosed with bronchiectasis at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital between January 2011 and December 2012. The patients' clinical data including anthropometry, clinical symptoms, serum biomarkers, radiographic manifestations and lung function indices were reviewed. The median follow-up duration (IQR) was 44 (40-54) months, during which 289 patients were lost to follow-up. Data from 899 patients were collected and analyse

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857665 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature