Neutrophilic airway inflammation is a main feature of induced sputum in nonatopic asthmatic children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1597-1601

  Drews, A C ^a   Pizzichini, M M M ^b   Pizzichini, E ^b   Pereira, M U ^a   Pitrez, P M ^a   Jones, M H ^a   Sly, P D ^c   Stein, R T ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Induced sputum; Inflammation; Nonatopic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SPUTUM;

EID: 70349850814     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02057.x     Document Type: Article

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