Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction

BACKGROUND: Induced sputum cell counts are a noninvasive and reliable method for evaluating the presence, type and degree of airway inflammation in patients with asthma. Currently, standard nebulizer devices used for sputum induction in multiple patients are labelled as single-patient devices by the...

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Main Authors: Warren J Davidson, John Dennis, Stephanie The, Belinda Litoski, Cora Pieron, Richard Leigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/925305
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