The relationship between airway bacterial load and airways inflammation in stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
James D. Chalmers, Pallavi Mandal, Brian McHugh, Maeve Smith, Cathy Doherty, John R. Govan, Adam T. Hill
European Respiratory Journal 2011 38: 1927; DOI:
James D. Chalmers
1MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Pallavi Mandal
1MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Brian McHugh
1MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Maeve Smith
2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cathy Doherty
3Cystic Fibrosis Laboratory, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
John R. Govan
3Cystic Fibrosis Laboratory, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Adam T. Hill
2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The relationship between airway bacterial load and airways inflammation in stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
James D. Chalmers, Pallavi Mandal, Brian McHugh, Maeve Smith, Cathy Doherty, John R. Govan, Adam T. Hill
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2011, 38 (Suppl 55) 1927;