Open AccessUsefulness of induced sputum eosinophil count to assess severity and treatment outcome in asthma patients
Author(s) -
Abhishek Bandyopadhyay,
Pritha Roy,
Sushmita Kaushik,
Sumit Chakraborty,
Debraj Jash,
Debabrata Saha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.110419
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , eosinophil , asthma , spirometry , pathology , tuberculosis
Currently treatment decisions in asthma are governed by clinical assessment and spirometry. Sputum eosinophil, being a marker of airway inflammation, can serve as a tool for assessing severity and response to treatment in asthma patients.