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Sputum Trace Metals Are Biomarkers of Inflammatory and Suppurative Lung Disease

Robert D. Gray, Andrew Duncan, Donald Noble, M. Imrie, Dennis St J O'Reilly, J. Alastair Innes, David J. Porteous, A P Greening, A. Christopher Boyd

CHEST Journal · 2009 · 107 citations · 37 references

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A component of innate immunity prevents bacterial biofilm development

Pradeep K. Singh, Matthew R. Parsek, E. Peter Greenberg et al. · Nature · 2002 · 1K citations

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Indices of Airway Inflammation in Induced Sputum: Reproducibility and Validity of Cell and Fluid-Phase Measurements

Emílio Pizzichini, Márcia Margaret Menezes Pizzichini, Ann Efthimiadis et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1996 · 977 citations

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Use of induced sputum cell counts to investigate airway inflammation in asthma.

Isabelle Pin, Peter G. Gibson, R Kolendowicz et al. · Thorax · 1992 · 921 citations · Full text

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Metal Chelation and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth in Tissue Abscesses

Brian D. Corbin, Erin H. Seeley, Andrea Raab et al. · Science · 2008 · 856 citations

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Analysis of induced sputum in adults with asthma: identification of subgroup with isolated sputum neutrophilia and poor response to inhaled corticosteroids

R H Green · Thorax · 2002 · 850 citations · Full text

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