Methodological Aspects of Induced Sputum [PDF]
Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2023 We aimed to conduct a state-of-the-art review of the current literature and offer further insights into the methodological aspects concerning induced sputum.
Silvano Dragonieri +4 more
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Induced sputum: current progress and prospect [PDF]
European Journal of Medical ResearchInduced sputum is a noninvasive, safe, cost-effective, and reproducible method that is particularly advantageous for individuals who do not naturally produce sputum or provide inadequate samples.
Fuyun Zhang +6 more
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Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis by pooling induced sputum [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2019 Introduction: Early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains fundamental in reducing transmissions and death. Sputum induction is recommended for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in patients who are unable to ...
Mei Ying Chew, Jeffrey Ng, Tow Keang Lim
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Comparable detection of nasopharyngeal swabs and induced sputum specimens for viral nucleic acid detection of suspected novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) patients in Fayoum governorate, Egypt [PDF]
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2023 Background The most commonly utilized samples for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) are nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) and ...
Doaa Y. Ali +4 more
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Association of increased basic salivary proline‐rich protein 1 levels in induced sputum with type 2‐high asthma [PDF]
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2022 Background The aim of this study is to reveal whether basic salivary proline‐rich protein BstNI subfamily 1 (PRB1) may be used as a diagnostic biomarker for type 2‐high asthma.
Fengjia Chen +6 more
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Expression of NLRP3 in serum and induced sputum of children with asthma and their relationship with disease severity [PDF]
European Journal of Medical ResearchObjectives The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the levels of NLRP3 in the serum and induced sputum of children with asthma and their potential association with lung function and disease severity.
Fei Li, Zhiping Liu
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Induced sputum KL-6 combined with HRCT scoring for diagnosing and monitoring idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [PDF]
Biomolecules & BiomedicineIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal interstitial lung disease for which reliable early diagnostic biomarkers are still lacking.
Bingxin Zhang, Dejun Zhao, Danping Hu
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DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction and Telomere Length Reveal an Accelerated Aging in Induced Sputum Cells Compared to Blood Leukocytes: A Pilot Study in COPD Patients [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Aging is the predominant risk factor for most degenerative diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This process is however very heterogeneous.
Manuela Campisi +4 more
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Total and specific immunoglobulin E in induced sputum in allergic and non-allergic asthma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Most patients with nonallergic asthma have normal serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Recent reports suggest that total and aeroallergen-specific IgE levels in induced sputum may be higher in nonallergic asthmatics than in healthy controls ...
Astrid Crespo-Lessmann +9 more
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Total immunoglobulin E levels in induced sputum reflect asthma control status [PDF]
Clinical and Translational AllergyBackground Most patients with severe asthma are sensitized to at least one allergen. Whether local immunoglobulin E (IgE) in induced sputum reflects asthma control status has not been investigated.
Wenhui Chen +7 more
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