Jul 7, 2020 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News
Denmark has recently introduced routine MBW testing on CF infants every three months and report on their experience from the first year in an article by Schmidt and colleagues from the CF centre at Copenhagen. Tests are performed using the wash-in/wash-out technique...
Jun 2, 2020 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News, Publication
The so far largest reference data set for nitrogen multiple breath washout (N2MBW) testing has been obtained from an international multi-center study at four pediatric centers in Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland. MBW tests were performed on healthy Caucasian...
Dec 10, 2019 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News, Publication
The EXHALYZER® D was successfully used for multiple breath washout (MBW) tests on an 11 months old infant. This was reported in a case report presented at the 22. German Mucoviscidosis congress in Würzburg, Germany by T. Fuchs and H. Ellemunter from Innsbruck,...
Oct 21, 2019 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News, Publication
A scientific article using the EXHALYZER®D was recently published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis by K. M. Hardaker and colleagues from Sydney, Australia. The goal of the study was to determine the clinical and prognostic value of nitrogen multiple breath washout...
May 22, 2019 | Multiple Breath Washout Test, News, Publication
Spirometry is still the most often used test to assess airway diseases although it is often reported that it does not adequately reflect patient symptoms. Other disadvantages of spirometry include the lack of sensitivity in detecting disease onset and the dependence...
