Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the management of immunocompromised patients presenting with lung infiltrates

BACKGROUND: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is utilized for diagnosing lung infiltrates in immunocompromised. There is heterogeneity in the data and reported diagnostic yields range from 26 to 69%. Therefore, selection criteria for BAL to maximize yield and minimize complications are unclear. Objective...

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Autores principales: Choo, Randall, Naser, Naser Salman Hamza, Nadkarni, Nivedita Vikas, Anantham, Devanand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30808314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0801-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30808314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0801-2

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