Association between fractional exhaled nitric oxide, sputum induction and peripheral blood eosinophil in uncontrolled asthma
Abstract Background The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and blood eosinophils are biomarkers of eosinophilic airway inflammation used in the diagnosis and management of asthma, although induced sputum is the gold standard test for phenotypic asthma. Nevertheless, the clinical application of t...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0248-7 |