The immunological investigation of a child with chronic wet cough.
Immunological investigations need to be considered in any child presenting with chronic wet cough. Not infrequently, such children are subjected to a detailed, expensive battery of immune function tests, without consideration as to whether such extensive testing is necessary or indeed helpful. The main aim of this review is to discuss which immune function tests are and are not particularly helpful when investigating a child with persistent wet cough.
Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. samm@chw.edu.au
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000276:immunology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin / Q000032:analysis; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D013492:Suppuration
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines