Association between fractional exhaled nitric oxide, sputum induction and peripheral blood eosinophil in uncontrolled asthma

Association between fractional exhaled nitric oxide, sputum induction and peripheral blood eosinophil in uncontrolled asthma

Abstract Background The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and blood eosinophils are biomarkers of eosinophilic airway inflammation used in the diagnosis and management of asthma, although induced sputum is the gold standard test for phenotypic asthma. Nevertheless, the clinical application of t...

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Main Authors: Jie Gao, Feng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
Asthma
Sputum
FeNO
Blood
Eosinophil
Neutrophil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0248-7

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