Publications by authors named "Suresh Anantharaj"
Article Synopsis
- This study explores risk factors for negative health outcomes in bronchiectasis patients in India, filling a gap left by previous research conducted mainly in Western countries.
- It included 1,018 patients and found that frequent exacerbations, coexisting conditions like COPD, and factors such as age and smoking significantly increased the risk of mortality and severe exacerbations.
- Infections from Gram-negative pathogens were notably linked to higher mortality rates, while the presence of other infections was associated with more frequent exacerbations.
Background: Bronchiectasis is a common but neglected chronic lung disease. Most epidemiological data are limited to cohorts from Europe and the USA, with few data from low-income and middle-income countries. We therefore aimed to describe the characteristics, severity of disease, microbiology, and treatment of patients with bronchiectasis in India.
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