Comparison of Multiple Breath Washout and Spirometry in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Cystic Fibrosis and Healthy Controls.
Kinghorn B, McNamara S, Genatossio A, Sullivan E, Siegel M, Bauer I, Clem C, Johnson RC, Davis M, Griffiths A, Wheeler W, Johnson K, Davis SD, Leigh MW, Rosenfeld M, Pittman J.
Kinghorn B, et al.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Sep;17(9):1085-1093. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201905-375OC.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020.
PMID: 32603187
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Rationale: In cystic fibrosis (CF), the lung clearance index (LCI), derived from multiple breath washout (MBW), is more sensitive in detecting early lung disease than FEV(1); MBW has been less thoroughly evaluated in young patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia …
Rationale: In cystic fibrosis (CF), the lung clearance index (LCI), derived from multiple breath washout (MBW), is more sensitive in detecti …