Research Article
Clinical Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Pepsin in Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux among Wheezy Infants
Table 2
BAL pepsin in wheezy infants based on the presence of GERD compared to healthy control.
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Group 1: typical GERD symptoms present and combined MII-pH positive, Group 2: typical GERD symptoms absent and combined MII-pH positive, Group 3: typical GERD symptoms present and combined MII-pH negative, Group 4: typical GERD symptoms absent and combined MII-pH negative, and Group 5: GERD symptoms and/or combined pH-MII positive. Similar letters indicate significance between groups; A ( < 0.0001), B ( = 0.011), and C ( < 0.0001). |