The relationship of systemic inflammation to prior hospitalization in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, it has been suggested that systemic inflammation may be an important risk factor for poor health outcomes. The relationship of plasma inflammatory biomarkers to lung function and hospitalization hist...

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Main Authors: Ngan David A, Wilcox Pearce G, Aldaabil May, Li Yuexin, Leipsic Jonathon A, Sin Don D, Man SF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/3