The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 211-216 , August 2009

The Use of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Diagnosis of Asthma in School Children

  • Yakov Sivan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yakov Sivan, MD, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center, 6 Waitzman St, Tel Aviv, Israel 64239.
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  • Tali Gadish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Elizabeth Fireman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Pulmonology and Allergic Diseases, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Ruth Soferman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 3 October 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

  • Image Result

    ROC for FeNO versus eosinophil count. The AUC = 0.886.

    ROC for FeNO versus eosinophil count. The AUC = 0.886.

  • Image Result

    A, ROC for FeNO B, eosinophil count C, and FEV1 versus the diagnosis of asthma. The AUC are 0.906, 0.921, and 0.606, respectively.

    A, ROC for FeNO B, eosinophil count C, and FEV1 versus the diagnosis of asthma. The AUC are 0.906, 0.921, and 0.606, respectively.

 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00155-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.034

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 211-216 , August 2009

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