title: Antigen bronchial challenges: uses, misuses, and problems.
abstract: The antigen bronchial challenge is a reliable tool for evaluating the efficacy of new treatment modalities and for increasing the basic understanding of asthma. However, because of the difficulty in interpreting test results and the potential for significant morbidity, this procedure is unlikely to be widely used in clinical practice. When it is performed in a clinical setting, patients must be carefully instructed in dealing with a late-phase reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, Medical College of Georgia, Atlanta.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tinkelman
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents