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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| description | 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 manufacturer, which conflicts with infection prevention and control requirements. As such, these devices cannot feasibly be used in a clinical sputum induction program. Therefore, there is a need to identify alternative nebulizer devices that are either disposable or labelled for multi-patient use. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e83f46154894781b23de9d0dcd4e5952025-02-03T05:49:47ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-0121210110610.1155/2014/925305Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum InductionWarren J Davidson0John Dennis1Stephanie The2Belinda Litoski3Cora Pieron4Richard Leigh5Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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 manufacturer, which conflicts with infection prevention and control requirements. As such, these devices cannot feasibly be used in a clinical sputum induction program. Therefore, there is a need to identify alternative nebulizer devices that are either disposable or labelled for multi-patient use.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/925305 |
| spellingShingle | Warren J Davidson John Dennis Stephanie The Belinda Litoski Cora Pieron Richard Leigh Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction |
| title_full | Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction |
| title_fullStr | Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction |
| title_short | Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction |
| title_sort | identification and validation of nebulized aerosol devices for sputum induction |
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