Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities

Sandra C Dorman; Melanie A Bussoli; Stacey A Ritz

doi:10.1155/2010/217678

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2010)

Alcohol Fixation of Induced Sputum Samples for Applications in Rural Communities

Sandra C Dorman,
Melanie A Bussoli,
Stacey A Ritz

Affiliations

Sandra C Dorman: School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Canada
Melanie A Bussoli: School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Canada
Stacey A Ritz: Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/217678
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 115 – 121

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BACKGROUND: Sputum induction is a tool recommended for the assessment of airway inflammation and disease management. Currently, its use is limited because samples need to be processed within 3 h of induction (ie, while cells are viable); therefore, this procedure is unavailable to most clinicians.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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