Journal article
Reproducibility of Sputum Differential Cell Counts Is not Affected by Squamous Epithelial Cells
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Induced sputum is used to assess markers of inflammation in asthmatic individuals, and sputum cell differential counts provide an outcome to evaluate the presence, type, and degree of inflammation in the airways. Contamination of sputum slides with squamous epithelial cells (SECs) has been reported to adversely affect the reproducibility of sputum cell differential counts; however, this has not been studied in a controlled manner. …
Authors
Sohani ZN; Strinich TX; Watson B; Smith SG; Torek A; Howie KJ; Gauvreau GM
Journal
Journal of Asthma, Vol. 48, No. 9, pp. 952–956
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
11 2011
DOI
10.3109/02770903.2011.617477
ISSN
0277-0903