Serum eosinophilic cationic protein and high sensitive C-reactive protein as alternative parameters for differentiation of severity stages and monitoring control in bronchial asthma patients

Background: High sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) have been shown to be associated with asthma in recent studies. However, the relationship between hs-CRP and the control of asthma has not been clearly identified yet. Patients and methods: Thirty patients...

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Main Authors: Ashraf E. Sileem, Sameh Embarak, Mahmoud S. Meleha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814001514