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Exhaled breath condensate pH assays.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17996578     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is the only currently available, convenient, noninvasive, ethically acceptable method of assessing airway acidity (pH), especially when it comes to repeated sampling from acutely ill patients. It remains necessary to interpret the data cautiously, because acid at any level in the airway can lead to EBC acidification, and an absence of EBC acidification does not exclude the presence of some degree of airway acidification. EBC pH measures remain the most successful manner to date to evaluate the role of airway acidification in respiratory disease.
Authors:
John Hunt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Immunology and allergy clinics of North America     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0889-8561     ISO Abbreviation:  Immunol Allergy Clin North Am     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-12     Completed Date:  2008-02-05     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8805635     Medline TA:  Immunol Allergy Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  597-606; vi     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics (Pulmonology, Allergy, and Immunology), Box 800386, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. JFH2M@virginia.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Artifacts
Breath Tests*
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration*
Lung Diseases / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL072429-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; U19 AI070364-018188/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
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