Induced sputum is a reproducible method to assess airway inflammation in asthma
To evaluate the reproducibility of induced sputum analysis, and to estimate the sample size required to obtained reliable results, sputum was induced by hypertonic saline inhalation in 29 asthmatic subjects on two different days. The whole sample method was used for analysis, and inflammatory cells...
Main Authors: | Elena Bacci, Silvana Cianchetti, Stefano Carnevali, Maria Laura Bartoli, Federico L. Dente, Antonella Di Franco, Daniele Giannini, Barbara Vagaggini, Pier Luigi Paggiaro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2002-01-01
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Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350210000015692 |
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