Role of bacterial infection in the exacerbation of acute or prolonged asthma attack in children
Quantitatively cultured bacteria in sputum sampled from asthmatic children aged 0–14 years was examined to determine whether there is a relationship between asthmatic states and bacterial species present in the respiratory tract. We used cytological examination to improve the specificity of pathogen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Allergology International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015314787 |