Association of bronchoalveolar lavage yield with chest computed tomography findings and symptoms in immunocompromised patients

INTRODUCTION: Fiber-optic bronchoscopy (FOB) with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a common procedure performed in immunocompromised patients with undiagnosed pulmonary pathology. Identifying patients with the highest potential diagnostic yield may help to avoid morbidity in patients unlikely to bene...

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Autores principales: Brownback, Kyle R., Simpson, Steven Q.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922610
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.114302

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922610
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.114302

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