title: Stable bronchiectasis is associated with low serum L-ficolin concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, National Science Laboratory, Edinburgh, UK. Dave.Kilpatrick@snbts.csa.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: David Chalmers
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.forename: James Duncan
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: Shirley Lynn
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: Maeve
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Simon Paul
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Misao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin