Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2017 Nov;5(6):307-311. 10.4168/aard.2017.5.6.307.

KAAACI Standardization Committee report on the procedure and application of induced sputum examination

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • 4Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 6Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 7Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
  • 9Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 10Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • 11Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 12Division of Allergy, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 13Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jwjung@cau.ac.kr

Abstract

Induced sputum and sputum cell count analysis is a test for the diagnosis of various respiratory diseases. In particular, it has long been used as an important biomarker in the diagnosis or characterization of asthma or eosinophilic bronchitis. Despite a relatively long history of this test, there has been no consensus report for conducting and interpreting the analyses in Korea. Based on this awareness and necessity, the Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology launched the Standardization Committee to review the international guidelines and the literature and to develop a consensus report on the diagnostic procedure and interpretation of the sputum induction test.

Keyword

Sputum; Induced sputum; Methods; Analysis

MeSH Terms

Allergy and Immunology
Asthma
Bronchitis
Cell Count
Consensus
Diagnosis
Eosinophils
Hypersensitivity
Korea
Methods
Sputum*

Figure

  • Fig. 1. Image of the sputum cells (×200). M, macrophage; N, neutrophil; E, eo-sinophil; EP, epithelial cell.


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