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Full blood count parameters for the detection of asthma inflammatory phenotypes.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Sept 2014
Zhang X-Y, Simpson J L, Powell H, Yang I A, Upham J W, Reynolds P N, Hodge S, James A L, Jenkins C, Peters M J, Lin J-T, Gibson P G
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BACKGROUND: In asthma, the airway inflammatory phenotype influences clinical characteristics and treatment response. Although induced sputum is the gold standard test for phenotyping asthma, a more accessible method is needed for clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether white blood cell counts and/or their derived ratios can predict sputum eosinophils or neutrophils in uncontrolled asthma. METHODS:...
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