Limitations
bronchiectasis, asthma
SECONDARY, BRONCHIECTASIS, ASTHMA
This was a post hoc analysis of the original study and therefore has not been powered to detect the difference between the two groups. The asthma diagnosis was not formally explored by the authors, but the asthma diagnosis was confirmed in a secondary bronchiectasis clinic. Another limitation was the relapse after the initial bronchiectasis therapy was taken from participant and general practice follow up. There was, however, no study clinician assessment of the relapse after the initial treatment and therefore, we do not have further details about that relapse.