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Which patients should be tested for viruses on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid?

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a major diagnostic tool in lung diseases, including viral respiratory infections. We aimed to better define the situations where viral tests should be performed on BAL fluid (BALF). We retrospectively studied all cases where viral tests [immunofluorescence, immunocyto...

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Autores principales: Jouneau, S., Poineuf, J.-S., Minjolle, S., Tattevin, P., Uhel, F., Kerjouan, M., Le Hô, H., Desrues, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23238685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-012-1791-7