The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 758-763.e1, December 2008

Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis by Sweat Testing: Age-Specific Reference Intervals

  • Avantika Mishra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemical Genetics, VCGS Pathology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • School of Medical Science–Laboratory Medicine, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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  • Ronda Greaves

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory Services—Complex Biochemistry, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Katherine Smith

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • John B. Carlin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew Wootton

      Affiliations

    • School of Medical Science–Laboratory Medicine, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Rob Stirling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • John Massie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Associate Professor John Massie, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia

Received 18 December 2007; received in revised form 25 February 2008; accepted 28 April 2008. published online 01 July 2008.

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 Supported by a Scientific Grant from the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00375-2

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.067

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