Methacholine bronchial provocation test for assessment of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in preschool children
Author(s) -
Baohong Li,
Weijie Guan,
Zheng Zhu,
Yi Gao,
Jiaying An,
Xinxin Yu,
Jinping Zheng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.09.47
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchial hyperresponsiveness , methacholine , provocation test , asthma , expiration , pediatrics , respiratory disease , respiratory system , lung , pathology , alternative medicine
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) has not been extensively performed in preschool children, possibly because of the difficulty in cooperating with the tests. We sought to determine the usefulness and safety of methacholine bronchial provocation test (MCh-BPT) for BHR assessment in preschool children.
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