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Analysis of Patients with Asthma and Mixed Granulocytic Inflammatory Pattern in Sputum.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2022
Pignatti Patrizia, Visca Dina, Zappa Martina, Zampogna Elisabetta, Saderi Laura, Sotgiu Giovanni, Spanevello Antonio
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BACKGROUND: Patients with asthma usually present airway inflammation classified as eosinophilic, neutrophilic, mixed granulocytic, and paucigranulocytic pattern according to sputum inflammatory cells. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyze clinical and biological characteristics of patients with asthma and mixed granulocytic pattern in comparison with the other groups. METHODS: Induced sputum was used to...
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