Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities
BACKGROUND: Sputum induction is a tool recommended for the assessment of airway inflammation and disease management. Currently, its use is limited because samples need to be processed within 3 h of induction (ie, while cells are viable); therefore, this procedure is unavailable to most clinicians.
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| description | BACKGROUND: Sputum induction is a tool recommended for the assessment of airway inflammation and disease management. Currently, its use is limited because samples need to be processed within 3 h of induction (ie, while cells are viable); therefore, this procedure is unavailable to most clinicians. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2db1f433c5f644f3825bbf0103b25d092025-02-03T01:26:23ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412010-01-0117311512110.1155/2010/217678Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural CommunitiesSandra C Dorman0Melanie A Bussoli1Stacey A Ritz2School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, CanadaSchool of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, CanadaNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Sputum induction is a tool recommended for the assessment of airway inflammation and disease management. Currently, its use is limited because samples need to be processed within 3 h of induction (ie, while cells are viable); therefore, this procedure is unavailable to most clinicians.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/217678 |
| spellingShingle | Sandra C Dorman Melanie A Bussoli Stacey A Ritz Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities |
| title_full | Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities |
| title_short | Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities |
| title_sort | alcohol fixation of induced sputum samples for applications in rural communities |
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