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Thorax
; 71(12): 1163-1164, 2016 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27503234
RESUMO
Differential sputum cell counting is not widely available despite proven clinical utility in the management of asthma. We compared eosinophil counts obtained using liquid-based cytology (LBC), a routine histopathological processing method, and the current standard method. Eosinophil counts obtained using LBC were a strong predictor of sputum eosinophilia (≥3%) determined by the standard method suggesting LBC could be used in the management of asthma.