Phosphatidylglycerol in tracheal aspirates for diagnosis of hyaline membrane disease.
Lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio and phosphatidylglycerol were determined by a rapid, simple method in tracheal aspirates obtained from 132 newborn infants with respiratory diseases, sixty five of whom developed hyaline membrane disease. Phosphatidylglycerol determination was more sensitive (97%) than lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio, but their specificities were similar (76%).
D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001239:Inhalation; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000032:analysis*; D014132:Trachea / Q000032:analysis
D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols