Furthermore, clustering of the bacterial RDSs identified a small but select cluster of the highest relative abundance of Haemophilus influenzae who had a long duration of asthma, with sputum neutrophilia, and eosinophil counts and low FeNO levels but with higher levels of serum IL‐8, supporting further the association of increased abundance of Haemophilus influenzae with a neutrophilic inflammatory response and low T2 inflammation. Here, CXCL8 is linked to asthma.