Salivary Amylase Level in Bronchoalveolar Fluid as a Marker of Chronic Pulmonary Aspiration in Children

Background: Chronic pulmonary aspiration is a common cause of chronic respiratory symptoms in children. However, there is no gold standard diagnostic test for aspiration. In this study, we explore the diagnostic value of measuring salivary amylase in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid as a marker of...

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Published in:Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
Main Authors: Abu-Hasan, Mutasim, Elmallah, Mai, Neal, Dan, Brookes, James
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678331/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26697264
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ped.2014.0348
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