Induced sputum
Induced Sputum versus Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients
... study, induced sputum showed a sensitivity of ...of induced sputum with BAL for HIV-positive patients with acute respiratory disease and concluded that this technique has a low yield for ...
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Smoking Cessation and the Microbiome in Induced Sputum Samples from Cigarette Smoking Asthma Patients.
... weeks. Induced sputum samples for microbiological analy- sis were collected at two time points, week 0 and week ...of induced sputum at both week 0 and week ...
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The Clinical Utility of Induced Sputum for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia in HIV-Infected Patients: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
... diseases. Sputum analysis is a noninvasive and simple method, and when interpreted according to specific criteria it may help with ...of induced sputum (IS) for bacterial community- acquired ...
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and analysis of induced sputum cells in Crohn’s disease
... of induced sputum were not statisti- cally different concerning other cell ...in induced sputum compared with other Crohn’s dis- ease patients but a negative methacholine test (mean ...
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Bacteriological analysis of induced sputum for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the clinical practice of a general tertiary hospital
... in induced sputum (IS) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and to identify the clinical characteristics associated with the confirmed diagnosis, as well as to determine the diagnostic yield of ...
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Repeatability of and relationship between potential COPD biomarkers in bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial biopsies, serum, and induced sputum.
... and induced sputum of 23 healthy smokers and 24 smoking COPD patients (GOLD II) matched for age and ...by sputum neutrophils showed only a moderate ...four sputum fluid phase markers was used ...
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Sao Paulo Med. J. vol.121 número5
... contrast, induced sputum probably provides a more rep- resentative sample of several proximal airways, although with prolonged induction the distal parts can also be sampled, as evident from in- creased ...
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Influência da técnica de pressão expiratória positiva oscilante e da técnica de expiração forçada na contagem de células e quantidade do escarro induzido em portadores de asma ou doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica
... of induced sputum in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...an induced sputum protocol with inhaled hypertonic saline (3%, 4% or 5%; A/I group) or inhaled isotonic ...
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SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNISTIC PULMONARY INFECTIONS OTHE R THAN TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH HIV
... whose sputum sample was evaluated for presence of bacteria other than Mycobacterium ...and induced sputum samples were collected and processed for presence of bacterial and fungal pathogens including ...
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J. bras. pneumol. vol.37 número3 en v37n3a11
... of macrophages (mean, 77.5 ± 14.7%) and neutrophils (mean, 23.4 ± 14.3%). Eosinophils were virtually absent (mean, 0.1 ± 0.3%). Lymphocytes and bronchial epithelial cells were scarce. Neither age nor atopy had any effect ...
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J. bras. pneumol. vol.41 número4
... in induced sputum in children and adolescents with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) treated at a referral center in southern ...in induced sputum, chest CT findings, and esophageal pH ...
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Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. vol.55 número5
... AND sputum/ exp AND [humans]/lim AND ([adolescent]/lim OR [adult]/lim OR [aged]/lim) AND [1997-2007]; Cochrane Library: ...“sputum”. Induced sputum in HIV- infected ...
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Interrelationship between serum and sputum inflammatory mediators in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
... Little information is available regarding the airway in- flammatory markers present in patients with moderate or severe COPD (13), with this inflammation being character- ized by elevated numbers of neutrophils and ...
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J. bras. pneumol. vol.35 número11
... in induced sputum (IS) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and to identify the clinical characteristics associated with the confirmed diagnosis, as well as to determine the diagnostic yield of ...
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Clinics vol.64 número12
... in induced sputum in secretory patients showed a marked reduction in these inflammatory parameters after IVIG ...of sputum does not directly reflect the number of inflammatory cells present in the ...
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T cells in sputum of asthmatic patients are activated independently of disease severity or control
... comparisons based on control for 6 subjects with controlled, and 6 subjects with uncontrolled asthma. In another report, Ortega et al. assessed the presence of activated bronchial lymphocytes in induced ...
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Sputum smear microscopy at two months into continuation-phase: should it be done in all patients with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis?
... of sputum smear microscopy at the end of IP, at the end of extended IP (wherever applicable), at two months into CP and at end of treatment, and outcome of treatment were ...of sputum smear microscopy were ...
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Rev. bras. farmacogn. vol.22 número1
... The sub-Fr 10-28 anti-inlammatory activity was evaluated in the croton oil–induced ear edema and vascular permeability tests. The croton oil is a vascular irritant agent and causes leukocyte migration to the ...
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Mucolytic Effectiveness of Tyloxapol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.
... nebulisation. Sputum was processed at 4°C within 2 hours of ...whole sputum sample was measured (pre-selected sputum). Then, sputum plugs were selected by using forceps as previously described ...
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Rapid diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis by nested PCR assay of sputum
... Sputum smears were examined by microscopy after 30% KOH mounts and Grocott’s staining [4]. Specimens were also inoculated on Sabouraud glucose agar (SGA; Difco, Detroit, MI, USA), SGA with chloramphenicol, and ...
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