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Determinants of exhaled breath condensate pH in a large population with asthma.
Chest - 1 Feb 2011
Liu Lei, Teague W Gerald, Erzurum Serpil, Fitzpatrick Anne, Mantri Sneha, Dweik Raed A, Bleecker Eugene R, Meyers Deborah, Busse William W, Calhoun William J, Castro Mario, Chung Kian Fan, Curran-Everett Douglas, Israel Elliot, Jarjour W Nizar, Moore Wendy, Peters Stephen P, Wenzel Sally, Hunt John F, Gaston Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) pH is 2 log orders below normal during acute asthma exacerbations and returns to normal with antiinflammatory therapy. However, the determinants of EBC pH, particularly in stable asthma, are poorly understood. We hypothesized that patients with severe asthma would have low EBC pH and that there would be an asthma subpopulation of patients with characteristically low...
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