Correlation between rapid strip test and the quality of sputum

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1667-1671

  Gal Oz, Amir ^a   Kassis, Imad ^a   Shprecher, Hanna ^a   Beck, Raphael ^a   Bentur, Lea ^a,b  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Pneumonia; Polymorphonuclear neutrophils; Rapid strip test; Reagent strip; Sputum

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LEUKOCYTE ENZYME; NITRITE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELATIVE DENSITY; SALIVA; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TEST STRIP; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 8744283822     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1667     Document Type: Article

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