Sweat-testing: A review of current technical requirements

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-511

  Beauchamp, M ^a   Lands, Larry C ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Cystic fibrosis; False negatives; False positives; Gibson Cooke; Macroduct; Reference values; Sweat testing

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; PILOCARPINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SODIUM ION; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

BURN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENE MUTATION; GIBSON COOKE TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING TEST; SWEAT TEST; URTICARIA;

CHLORIDES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IONTOPHORESIS; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEONATAL SCREENING; PILOCARPINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEAT;

EID: 18844370111     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20226     Document Type: Review

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