Differences in Redox Biomarkers in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Leisure Horses With and Without Severe Equine Asthma: Preliminary Results [PDF]
AnimalsEquine asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease characterized by airway inflammation and oxidative imbalance, particularly in its severe form.
Francesca Bindi +8 more
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Microplastics in Human Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid [PDF]
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineABSTRACTBackground and ObjectiveHealth impacts of inhaling airborne microplastics have been actively investigated. Although microplastics have been detected in lung tissues and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids, their detection requires substantial effort and is technically challenging, with existing studies demonstrating various limitations ...
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Detection of viable Staphylococcus aureus/methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and antimicrobial resistance directly by PMA-TaqMan qPCR from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Timely detection of viable Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)/ methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and antimicrobial resistance are crucial for the treatment of patients with pulmonary infection.
Jun Luo +10 more
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Trichomonads in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Asian Journal of SurgeryLizhi Yan, Yueming Liu, Qiudi Tu
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Diagnostics, 2023 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is associated with high mortality. For diagnosis, galactomannan-antigen in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is recommended, with higher sensitivity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Kathrin Rothe +6 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Lower respiratory tract infections are common in children. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid has long been established as the best biological sample for detecting respiratory tract infections; however, it is not easily collected in children.
Ruihe Shi +13 more
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Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) Is Elevated in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary vascular endothelial activation has been implicated in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), yet little is known about the presence and role of endothelial activation markers in the alveolar space in ARDS.
Engi F Attia +4 more
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Gene Expression Profiling of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells Preceding a Clinical Diagnosis of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundChronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) is the main limitation to long-term survival after lung transplantation. Although CLAD is usually not responsive to treatment, earlier identification may improve treatment prospects.MethodsIn a nested ...
Ardehali, Abbas +15 more
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Bronchoalveolar lavage results are independent of season, age, gender and collection site. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Clinical interpretation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid results is dependent on the availability of reference values for healthy individuals.
Helga H Olsen +4 more
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Infection caused by Cupriavidus gilardii in a convalescent COVID-19 patient
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Cupriavidus gilardii is an aerobic, gram-negative bacillus that can opportunistically infect immunocompromised patients or those undergoing invasive procedures. We reported a case caused by C.
Xuejie Fang +5 more
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