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Diagnostic Accuracy of Interleukin-27 in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

open access: yesInfection and Drug Resistance, 2019
Shan Lin,1,2,* Yan Wang,1,* Yuhong Li,1 Di Xiao,1 Jin Guo,1 Weixiu Ma,1 Wenjing An,1 Hongqian Liu,1 Yingqing Shi,1 Lei Zhang,1 Jingxia Cui,1 Wei Guan1,3,* 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, Xining 810001, People ...
Lin S   +11 more
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Two cases of primary human parechovirus pneumonia in adults

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
Human parechoviruses (HPeV) are mainly isolated from upper respiratory tract infection and gastroenteritis in children. HPeV has not been screened for in the past studies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults, and its association with CAP is ...
Takashi Nishida   +6 more
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Bronchoalveolar Lavages Combined With Glucocorticoids in Management of Acute Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia: 3 Case Reports

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rare disease with both acute and chronic forms. This paper primarily summarizes the diagnosis and treatment process of bronchoalveolar lavage combined with glucocorticoids treatment of acute ELP caused by aspiration ...
Xue Huang   +3 more
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The level of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid prostaglandine E2; is it diagnostic of bronchogenic carcinoma?

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2012
Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. It causes about 90% of lung cancers (14).
Gamal Elkhouly   +5 more
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Bronchoalveolar lavage

open access: yesCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 1985
M, Ahmad, M J, Thomassen, M K, Cathcart
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[Bronchoalveolar lavage].

open access: yesPraxis und Klinik der Pneumologie, 1986
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a relatively new technique for assessment of the alveolar compartment of the lung. Its current clinical applications are the initial assessment of acute and chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease and the diagnosis of pulmonary infections, especially in the immunocompromised host.
G, McLennan, M W, Stevens, R L, Walsh
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Diagnostic utility of the soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with bilateral lung infiltrates [PDF]

open access: gold, 2008
Jin Won Huh   +9 more
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Bronchoalveolar lavage

open access: yes, 2012
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a minimally invasive procedure and plays an important role in the diagnostic evaluation of interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infiltrates, and some infectious diseases. The decision to perform bronchoscopy and BAL should be guided by clinical presentation and the patient’s status as well as local technical expertise ...
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