Effect of airway clearance techniques on the efficacy of the sputum induction procedure

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 904-908

  Elkins, M R ^a,b   Lane, T ^d   Goldberg, H ^c   Pagliuso, J ^a   Garske, L A ^d   Hector, E ^b   Marchetto, L ^b   Alison, J A ^a,b   Bye, P T P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest physiotherapy; Induced sputum; Pneumocystis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUSSION; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX WALL; VIBRATION; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 27744470930     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00033105     Document Type: Article

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