Lung microbiome is associated with asthma severity in fungal associated asthma

Livingstone Chishimba (Manchester, United Kingdom), Livingstone Chishimba, Robert Niven, Marcin Fraczek, Paul Bowyer, Lucy Smyth, Angela Simpson, David Denning

Source: International Congress 2015 – Phenotyping asthma with biomarkers
Session: Phenotyping asthma with biomarkers
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1462
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Livingstone Chishimba (Manchester, United Kingdom), Livingstone Chishimba, Robert Niven, Marcin Fraczek, Paul Bowyer, Lucy Smyth, Angela Simpson, David Denning. Lung microbiome is associated with asthma severity in fungal associated asthma. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1462

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