Exhaled leukotriene B4 in children with community acquired pneumonia

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 982-986

  Carraro, Silvia ^a   Andreola, Barbara ^a   Alinovi, Rossella ^b   Corradi, Massimo ^b   Freo, Luisa ^a   Da Dalt, Liviana ^a   Baraldi, Eugenio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Allergy and Respiratory Medicine Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Exhaled breath condensate; Leukotrienes; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 55049108594     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20889     Document Type: Article

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