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Respiratory syndromic disease study in Shanghai community population. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open
Yu X   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Longitudinal effects of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor on sputum viscoelastic properties, airway infection and inflammation in patients with cystic fibrosis

European Respiratory Journal, 2023
Background Recent studies demonstrated that the triple combination cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator therapy elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) improves lung function and reduces pulmonary exacerbations in cystic ...
L. Schaupp   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asthma exacerbations and sputum eosinophil counts: a randomised controlled trial

Lancet, The, 2002
Christopher E Brightling   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

SPUTUM CYTOLOGY

Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1993
Examination of sputum is the least invasive method of obtaining a cytologic diagnosis in a patient suspected of harboring lung cancer. Cytologic diagnosis has advanced to a point where it is of comparable value to histology. The authors discuss the sensitivity, specificity, reliability, and pitfalls of sputum cytology as well as the role it plays in ...
A C, Mehta, J J, Marty, F Y, Lee
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Sputum eosinophilia negates need to perform sputum Gram's stain

Lung, 1993
A total of 1878 sputum specimens were evaluated to assess the potential of encountering a sputum Gram's stain with clinically useful positive data in the presence of sputum eosinophilia. Wet preparations were used to assess the adequacy of the specimen and to quantitate eosinophils. Quantitative sputum Gram's stains were performed.
W, Baigelman   +4 more
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Sputum cytology.

American family physician, 1979
The primary purpose of sputum cytology is to detect preinvasive and invasive malignancy. Candidates for the screening procedure include long-time smokers with productive cough, patients chronically exposed to asbestos, patients with hemoptysis, persistent cough and/or weight loss, and asymptomatic patients with x-ray lesions or unexplained pleural ...
G B, Schumann, V F, Colón
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