Exhaled breath condensate pH in lung transplant recipients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

• Published in: Transplantation Vol. 91; no. 7; p. 793
• Main Authors: Soter, Szabolcs, Kelemen, Krisztina, Barta, Imre, Valyon, Marta, Csiszer, Eszter, Antus, Balazs
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.04.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Breath Tests - methods; Bronchiolitis Obliterans - diagnosis; Bronchiolitis Obliterans - metabolism; Female; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Longitudinal Studies; Lung Transplantation; Male

Assessment of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) pH is a promising method for investigating airway pathology. However, inaccurate measurement techniques may bias pH readings. In this longitudinal study, we tested whether development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplant recipien...