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Observational studyChronic respiratory disease

Eosinopenia in bronchiectasis: A novel biomarker for morbidity and mortality.

Shimon Izhakian, Ravid Yehezkely, Assaf Frajman, Ori Mekiten, Ori Hadar, Avigail Rockland, Liel Malka, Lev Freidkin, Dror Rosengarten, Mordechai R Kramer

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Observational study in Chronic respiratory disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Shimon IzhakianPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1150-1057
Ravid YehezkelyPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Assaf FrajmanPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Ori MekitenPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Ori HadarPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Avigail RocklandPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Liel MalkaPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Lev FreidkinPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-7402-3876
Dror RosengartenPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Mordechai R KramerPulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe paradigm of bronchiectasis is shifting away from its exclusive characterization as a neutrophilic condition. Patients with bronchiectasis and high eosinophil levels have been found to have a specific phenotype, but the clinical effect of eosinopenia remains unclear.

methodA retrospective, single-center, observational study was conducted at a tertiary medical center. Adult patients under follow-up for bronchiectasis from January 2007 to August 2020 were categorized by blood eosinophil count (BEC) as follows: eosinopenia (<100 cells/µL), normal (100-299 cells/µL), and eosinophilia (≥300 cells/µL). Data on the first hospitalization due to exacerbation and the community exacerbation rate in the first year of follow-up were analyzed. Mortality rates were assessed up to the end of follow-up on September 1, 2023.

resultsThe cohort included 724 patients (100%), 61% female (

conclusionEosinopenia in bronchiectasis emerged as a potential biomarker for adverse outcomes. Further study of its role in disease behavior may provide insights for the development of therapeutic strategies.

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BiomarkersBronchiectasisEosinophiliaEosinophilsAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHospitalizationHumansLeukocyte CountLeukocyte DisordersMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesBiomarkersbronchiectasisEosinophilsexacerbation

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PMID39749821
PMCPMC11700409

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