Open AccessPersistence of Eosinophilic Asthma Endotype and Clinical Outcomes: A Real-World Observational Study
Author(s) -
Trung Tran,
Marjan Kerkhof,
Victoria Carter,
David Price
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s306416
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , eosinophil , observational study , population , endotype , persistence (discontinuity) , pediatrics , environmental health , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Eosinophil count elevations are predictive of adverse outcomes in patients with asthma, yet little is known regarding longitudinal eosinophil patterns and their association with clinical outcomes. The goal of this study was to assess associations between longitudinal persistence of eosinophil elevations and both clinical outcomes and health care resource utilization (HCRU).