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Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: It has been recognized that despite previous stability some patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) experience acute clinical deteriorations called acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AEX-IPF). We hypothesized that pulmonary infection can be excluded based on...

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Autores principales: Petrosyan, Frunze, Culver, Daniel A., Reddy, Anita J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26160310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0066-3