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β-adrenergic sweat test in children with inconclusive cystic fibrosis diagnosis: Do we need new reference ranges?

Marco ZampoliJanine VerstraeteThao Nguyen-KhoaIsabelle Sermet-GaudelusHeather J ZarTanja GonskaBrenda M Morrow
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)
β-adrenergic sweat test is more accurate than SCT for excluding CF in children with inconclusive diagnosis. Established reference ranges for β-adrenergic sweat test may not be suitable for children due to lower β-adrenergic sweat secretion compared to adults.
Keyphrases
  • cystic fibrosis
  • young adults
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • high resolution
  • mass spectrometry
  • air pollution