Elevated sweat chloride test: is it always cystic fibrosis?

Elevated sweat chloride test: is it always cystic fibrosis?

Abstract Background The sweat chloride test (ST) is the gold standard for cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis in symptomatic patients, within the newborn screening and in the follow-up of CF patients during molecular therapies. However, false positives have been reported in patients with different diseas...

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Main Authors: C. Cimbalo, A. Tosco, V. Terlizzi, A. Sepe, A. Castaldo, L. Salvadori, V. Raia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Sweat chloride test
Cystic fibrosis
False positive
Celiac disease
Klinefelter syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01060-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01060-1

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