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Distribution of sputum cellular phenotype in a large asthma cohort: predicting factors for eosinophilic vs neutrophilic inflammation.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 26 Feb 2013
Schleich Florence N, Manise Maité, Sele Jocelyne, Henket Monique, Seidel Laurence, Louis Renaud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phenotyping asthma according to airway inflammation allows identification of responders to targeted therapy. Induced sputum is technically demanding. We aimed to identify predictors of sputum inflammatory phenotypes according to easily available clinical characteristics. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in 508 asthmatics with successful sputum induction recruited from the University...
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