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1622331

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Cytological analysis of nasal smears was carried out for 295 asthmatic children aged 2 to 15 years old at the time of asthma attack and non-attack, in combination with blood tests and chest roentgenograms. Damaged ciliated cells (ciliocytophhthoria, CCP) were looked for as a marker of viral infections. The appearance rate of greater than 2+ of CCP was higher among children during attack (38/70, 54.3%) than that among children not suffering an attack (6/29, 20.7%); this was pronounced among young children under five. However, the results of blood examinations and chest roentgenograms did not correlate with the rate of positive signs of infections in CCP positive- or negative-attack. These results suggest that the cytological examination of nasal smears in useful in evaluating the presence of viral infections during asthma aggravation among young children, whereas evaluation of these infections may be difficult by blood tests or chest roentgenograms.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-4884
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
485-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Infection and asthma. V. Study of childhood asthma and viral infection by cytological analysis of nasal smears].
pubmed:affiliation
Chiba Children's Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract