Mannitol dry powder challenge in comparison with exercise testing in children
Posted on Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Pediatric Pulmonology, 04/15/2011
Barben J et al. - Mannitol dry powder (MDP) challenge test is feasible in children and is a suitable alternative for bronchial challenge testing in childhood.
Methods
- Children aged 6–16 years, referred to two respiratory outpatient clinics for possible asthma diagnosis, underwent standardized exercise testing followed within a week by an MDP challenge.
- Agreement between the two challenge tests using Cohen's kappa and receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curves was compared.