Processing small sputum samples: a method validation study
Autor: | W Monteiro, Heather Taylor, Matthew Butler, Manisha Ramphul, Erol A. Gaillard |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Validation study Severity of Illness Index Young Adult immune system diseases Internal medicine Eosinophilia Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Prospective Studies Aged Asthma Aged 80 and over business.industry fungi Sputum Reproducibility of Results food and beverages Gold standard (test) Middle Aged medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Phenotype Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Asthma. 57:136-139 |
ISSN: | 1532-4303 0277-0903 |
DOI: | 10.1080/02770903.2018.1553054 |
Popis: | Background: Eosinophilia is frequently a feature of asthma. Sputum analysis can help with the diagnosis and phenotyping of asthma. The current gold standard method is unsuitable for samples... |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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