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Sweat Chloride Testing
This web site is meant to be a resource for laboratories that are conducting sweat tests. Patients or parents who have questions should direct those questions to their physician.
Sweat Test
A short fact sheet for parents. Explains how this test is performed and how it's used to diagnose cystic fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Sweat Testing
Advice on the test that has been used for diagnosing CF for more than 40 years, including how the test is performed and how the results are interpreted.
Neonatal Cystic Fibrosis Screening
Information sheets on testing for immunoreactive trypsinogen to diagnose CF in infants. Test description, preparation, risks, expectations, special considerations, normal and abnormal values, and evaluation of results.