Open AccessBronchiectasis Exacerbations: The Role of Atypical Bacteria and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Author(s) -
Eugenios Metaxas,
Evangelos Balis,
Joseph Papaparaskevas,
Nicholas Spanakis,
Giorgos Tatsis,
Athanassios Tsakris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2015/783682
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiectasis , mycoplasma pneumoniae , bronchoalveolar lavage , exacerbation , immunology , antibody , virology , lung , pneumonia
Aside from the known role of common bacteria, there is a paucity of data regarding the possible role of atypical bacteria and viruses in exacerbations of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
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