Despite improvements in childhood health—nutrition, immunizations, tuberculosis control—
and improved access to antibiotics, chronic pulmonary infections and bronchiectasis remain
significant clinical issues worldwide. Chronic pulmonary infections and bronchiectasis act
differently in women than in men, particularly in the areas of prevalence, incidence,
causative organisms, and etiology. Specifically, cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF
bronchiectasis follow a more severe course or appear more frequently in women. This article …