Comparison of spontaneous and induced sputum for investigation of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND—Although sputum induction is used as a technique to investigate lower airway inflammation in asthmatic subjects, advantages over spontaneous sputum in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have not been investigated.
METHODS—Samples of spontaneous sputum and sputum in...

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Auteurs principaux: Bhowmik, A, Seemungal, T, Sapsford, R, Devalia, J, Wedzicha, J
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BMJ Group 1998
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1745116/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10193394
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