title: Do processing time and storage of sputum influence quantitative bacteriology in bronchiectasis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
authors.forename: Maeve P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Cystic Fibrosis Group, Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.affiliation: Cystic Fibrosis Group, Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
authors.forename: John R W
authors.initials: JRW
authors.lastname: Govan
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hill