Usefulness of induced sputum eosinophil count to assess severity and treatment outcome in asthma patients

Usefulness of induced sputum eosinophil count to assess severity and treatment outcome in asthma patients

Context: Currently treatment decisions in asthma are governed by clinical assessment and spirometry. Sputum eosinophil, being a marker of airway inflammation, can serve as a tool for assessing severity and response to treatment in asthma patients. Aims: To establish correlation between change in spu...

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Main Authors: Ankan Bandyopadhyay, Partha P Roy, Kaushik Saha, Semanti Chakraborty, Debraj Jash, Debabrata Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Asthma
forced expiratory volume in one second
induced sputum
sputum eosinophil count
treatment outcome
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=2;spage=117;epage=123;aulast=Bandyopadhyay

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