Hypertonic Saline as a Useful Tool for Sputum Induction and Pathogen Detection in Cystic Fibrosis

Adriana Carolina Marques Ferreira1, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson2,3, Milena Antonelli Cohen1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-887, Brazil.

Lung
|April 30, 2017
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