56.1) should always be confirmed with an absolute eosinophil count (eosinophils/μL blood), since an increased percentage of eosinophils may reflect a decrease in the number of non-eosinophil leukocytes (e.g. neutropenia) rather than a true increase in eosinophils. Once eosinophilia has been ...
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) inflammatory endotypes are associated with different airway microbiomes. We used quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis of sputum samples to establish the bacterial load upper limit