Sweat conductivity and coulometric quantitative test in neonatal cystic fibrosis screening

Objective: To compare the results obtained with the sweat test using the conductivity method and coulometric measurement of sweat chloride in newborns (NBs) with suspected cystic fibrosis (CF) in the neonatal screening program. Methods: The sweat test was performed simultaneously by both methods in...

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Main Authors: Mouseline Torquato Domingos, Neiva Isabel Rodrigues Magdalena, Mônica Nunes Lima Cat, Alexandra Mitiru Watanabe, Nelson Augusto Rosário Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755715000789