Bacteria isolated from BAL quantitative cultures, sputum cultures, and 16S rRNA sequencing by BAL and sputum samples.

<p>Bacteria isolated from BAL quantitative cultures, sputum cultures, and 16S rRNA sequencing by BAL and sputum samples.</p

Relative abundance of taxa in pooled sequences of patients with stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis groups according to 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing (genus level).

<p>The alpha diversity index was estimated to compare organism richness and the diversity between two groups using two diversity indices: the Shannon diversity index (H) and the Simpson’s index (D).</p

Number of observed bacterial sequences from 14 BAL samples.

<p>Number of observed bacterial sequences from 14 BAL samples.</p

PCoA plots of microbial communities in patients with stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis.

<p>The blue spheres indicate patients with stable bronchiectasis and red spheres indicate patients with exacerbated bronchiectasis.</p

Demographics of stable and acutely exacerbated patients with non-CF bronchiectasis.

<p>Demographics of stable and acutely exacerbated patients with non-CF bronchiectasis.</p

Relative abundance of taxa in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from patients with stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis according to 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing (genus level).

<p>Relative abundance of taxa in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from patients with stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis according to 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing (genus level).</p

Relative abundance and distribution from the sequence pool for the top 30 taxon groups from BAL samples in clinically stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis.

<p>Relative abundance and distribution from the sequence pool for the top 30 taxon groups from BAL samples in clinically stable and exacerbated bronchiectasis.</p

Clinical factors associated with a positive TST by univariate and multivariate analyses during the one-step period.

<p>TST, tuberculin skin test; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis; CXR, simple chest radiography; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.</p>*<p>Data could not be obtained for six participants.</p>$<p>Technicians are defined as technical employees performing radiologic, laboratory, pathologic, and physiotherapeutic services.</p

Clinical factors associated with a boosted TST reaction.

<p>TST, tuberculin skin test; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis; CXR, simple chest radiography.</p>*<p>Data could not be obtained for one participant.</p>$<p>Technicians were defined as technical employees performing radiologic, laboratory, pathologic, and physiotherapeutic services.</p

Baseline characteristics of participants.

<p>BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis; CXR, simple chest radiography; TST, tuberculin skin test.</p>*<p>Data could not be obtained for eight participants.</p>$<p>Technicians were defined as technical employees performing radiologic, laboratory, pathologic, and physiotherapeutic services.</p