A point-of-care neutrophil elastase activity assay identifies bronchiectasis severity, airway infection and risk of exacerbation.

Amelia ShoemarkErin CantLuis CarretoAlexandria SmithMartina OrianoHolly R KeirLidia PereaElisabet CantoLeonardo TerranovaSilvia VidalKelly MoffittStefano Aliberti Oriol SibilaJames D Chalmers

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2019)

A novel lateral flow device provides assessment of neutrophil elastase activity from sputum in minutes and identifies patients at increasing risk of airway infection and future exacerbations.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
genome wide
mycobacterium tuberculosis
high throughput
pulmonary tuberculosis
dna methylation
acute respiratory distress syndrome