Publications by authors named "Rosanna Zambardi"
Article Synopsis
- * Several factors, including age, current corticosteroid therapy, and measurement methods, can influence the accuracy of baseline FENO in predicting EIB.
- * Understanding the contributions of FENO from different parts of the respiratory tract and exploring other biomarkers in exhaled breath may enhance the assessment and understanding of EIB.
Background: Asthmatic children and adolescents attending outpatient clinics often have a history of pneumonia. Whether respiratory symptoms, lung function, and airway inflammation differ in asthmatic patients with and without a history of pneumonia remains controversial.
Aims: To compare clinical, lung functional, and inflammatory variables in asthmatic outpatients with and without a history of pneumonia.