Assessing sterility techniques in bronchodilator responsiveness testing by practicing allergists in North America
When asked about the sterility of the techniques used by them, nearly one-third of the allergists either stated that the measures used by them were unsterile or stated that they were were unsure. To increase adherence to sterility measures among North American allergists, promoting guideline awareness and proposing updated guidelines focused on the most common bronchodilator administration techniques is essential.
Authors
- Sudhir Sekhsaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-6361)
- Naba A. Sharif
- Neel Singh
- Kabir Chhabra
- Dhruv Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7999-1403)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (US)
- ENT and Allergy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100325
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00