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Biomarkers to identify sputum eosinophilia in different adult asthma phenotypes.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2015
Westerhof Guus A, Korevaar Daniël A, Amelink Marijke, de Nijs Selma B, de Groot Jantina C, Wang Junfeng, Weersink Els J, ten Brinke Anneke, Bossuyt Patrick M, Bel Elisabeth H
Abstract excerpt
Several biomarkers have been used to assess sputum eosinophilia in asthma. It has been suggested that the diagnostic accuracy of these biomarkers might differ between asthma phenotypes. We investigated the accuracy of biomarkers in detecting sputum eosinophilia (≥3%) in different adult asthma phenotypes.Levels of eosinophils in blood and sputum, exhaled nitric oxide fraction (FeNO) and total immunoglobulin (Ig)E...
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