Journal article
Induced Sputum Cell Counts in Healthy Adults
Abstract
Induced sputum cell counts provide a relatively noninvasive method to evaluate the presence, type, and degree of inflammation in the airways of the lungs. Their interpretation requires a knowledge of normal values from a healthy population. The objective was to examine the total and differential cell counts in induced sputum from a sample of healthy adults. A total of 118 healthy nonsmoking adults were studied. None had asthma or airflow …
Authors
BELDA J; LEIGH R; PARAMESWARAN K; O'BYRNE PM; SEARS MR; HARGREAVE FE
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 161, No. 2, pp. 475–478
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
February 1, 2000
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm.161.2.9903097
ISSN
1073-449X