Microbiology and the microbiome in bronchiectasis

• Main Authors: Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Bronchiectasis; Bacteriome
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170512
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The microbiology in bronchiectasis has been historically defined by culture-based analysis of the airway microbiome and to date has largely focused on the detection and eradication of specific bacterial pathogens. Although central to our current understanding of disease, microbial culture alone mask...