Hydrogen cyanide as a biomarker for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the breath of children with cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-147

  Enderby, Beth ^a   Smith, David ^b   Carroll, W ^c   Lenney, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biomarkers; Cystic fibrosis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTED ION FLOW TUBE MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 59949089075     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20963     Document Type: Article

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