Determination of sputum eosinophil count and serum absolute eosinophil count in patients with bronchial asthma and its correlation with disease severity and response to treatment

Background: Sputum eosinophils can be used to assess severity of disease and response to treatment in bronchial asthma. Eosinophilic inflammation in the airways can also be marked by blood eosinophilia. In this study, we tried to determine the sputum eosinophil count and serum absolute eosinophil co...

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Main Authors: Princia Banu Mangattu Parambil, Amrut K. Mohapatra, Debasis Behera, Saswat Subhankar, Suman K. Jagaty, Pratima Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_487_23