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Spontaneous sputum discriminates inflammatory phenotypes in patients with asthma.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Tanaka Akihiko, Sato Hiroki, Akimoto Kaho, Matsunaga Tomohiro, Sagara Hironori
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BACKGROUND: Eosinophils in induced sputum are not only a useful biomarker for diagnosing asthma but are also associated with severe asthma. However, little is known about the association between eosinophils in spontaneous sputum and asthma severity. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether spontaneous sputum eosinophils are related to severe asthma in adult patients with asthma. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective...
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