RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sweat testing for cystic fibrosis. Diagnostic screening with a combination chloride ion-selective electrode.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 483
OP 486
DO 10.1136/adc.53.6.483
VO 53
IS 6
A1 P T Bray
A1 G C Clark
A1 G J Moody
A1 G Thomas
A1 J D Thomas
YR 1978
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/53/6/483.abstract
AB Screening of sweat chloride in newborn infants with the Orion Skin Chloride Measuring System and incorporating some procedural innovations is described. The results indicate that while diagnostic screening for cystic fibrosis can be readily undertaken, the test with the chloride ion-selective electrode is best left at least to the second day of life or later because of insufficient sweating in very young babies. Measurements on 2 babies with cystic fibrosis are also discussed.