A short protocol for methacholine challenge testing is feasible in young children. IOS detected 70-80% of patients who responded in spirometry.
During the challenge, the Rrs5 response preceded the FEV(1) response.
2012-03-27
Eng.
Department of Allergy, Pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis Children's Hospital, Goethe-University, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. johannes.schulze [at] kgu.de
Respir Med. 2012 May;106(5):627-34
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