Table S1. Principles regarding antibiotics prescription for bronchiectasis exacerbations.

Sputum bacteria	First-line medication and dose	Surrogate medication and dose	Duration
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Amoxicillin clavulanate 625 mg bid	Clarithromycin 500 mg bid	14 days
B-lactamase negative haemophilus spp	Amoxicillin clavulanate 625 mg bid	Clarithromycin 500 mg bid or levofloxacin 500 mg qd	14 days
B-lactamase positive haemophilus spp	Amoxicillin clavulanate 625 mg bid	Clarithromycin 500 mg bid or levofloxacin 500 mg qd	14 days
Moraxella catarrhalis	Amoxicillin clavulanate 625 mg bid	Levofloxacin 500 mg qd	14 days
Methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus	Flucoxacillin 500 mg qd	Clarithromycin 500 mg bid	14 days
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus	Vancomycin 1.0 g bid ivdrip	Linezolid 600 mg bid ivdrip	14 days
Enterococcus (including Klebsiella spp)	Levofloxacin 500 mg qd	Ceftriazone 2.0 g qod ivdrip	14 days
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Levofloxacin 500 mg qd	Ceftazidime 2.0 g tid ivdrip Piperacillin tazobactam 4.5 g tid ivdrip	14 days