Comparison of two methods for exhaled breath condensate collection


Soyer O. U., Dizdar E. A., Keskin O., Lilly C., Kalayci O.

ALLERGY, cilt.61, sa.8, ss.1016-1018, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01064.x
  • Dergi Adı: ALLERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1016-1018
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a noninvasive method to obtain samples from fluids lining the respiratory surfaces. Even though various methods and devices are now available, the relative efficiency of these methods for recovering airway mediators and characterizing EBC has not been established.