Induced sputum eosinophils and neutrophils and bronchiectasis severity in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1095-1101

  Wark, P A B ^a   Saltos, N ^b   Simpson, J ^a   Slater, S ^c   Hensley, M J ^c   Gibson, P G ^a  

^a Airways Research Centre   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Aspergillus fumigatus asthma eosinophil induced sputum neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHIECTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0034483538     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16f13.x     Document Type: Article

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