Sputum processing by mechanical dissociation: A rapid alternative to traditional sputum assessment approaches

Barber, C; Lau, L; Ward, JA; Daniels, T; Watson, A; Staples, KJ; Wilkinson, TMA; Howarth, PH

Barber, C (corresponding author), Univ Southampton, Fac Med, Clin & Expt Sci, Southampton, Hants, England.

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, ; ():

Abstract

Background Sputum cytology is currently the gold standard to evaluate cellular inflammation in the airways and phenotyping patients with airways disea......

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