Chest
Volume 147, Issue 6, June 2015, Pages 1635-1643
Original Research: BronchiectasisThe Role of Viral Infection in Pulmonary Exacerbations of Bronchiectasis in Adults: A Prospective Study
ABBREVIATIONS
BE
bronchiectasis exacerbation
BSI
Bronchiectasis Severity Index
CAT
COPD Assessment Test
CFU
colony-forming unit
CRP
C-reactive protein
HCoV
human coronavirus
HRCT
high-resolution CT
IP-10
interferon-γ-induced protein 10
IQR
interquartile range
LCQ
Leicester Cough Questionnaire
NPS
nasopharyngeal swab
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
QoL
quality of life
SGRQ
St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire
TNF
tumor necrosis factor
Cited by (0)
Drs Yong-hua Gao, Guan, and Xu contributed equally to this article.
FUNDING/SUPPORT: This work was supported by the Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University ITR0961, The National Key Technology R&D Program of the 12th National Five-Year Development Plan [2012BAI05B01], and National Key Scientific & Technology Support Program: Collaborative innovation of clinical research for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer [No. 2013BAI09B09 to Drs Zhong and Chen].
Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians. See online for more details.
Copyright © 2015 The American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.