Bronchoalveolar lavage: performance, sampling procedure, processing and assessment

Eur Respir J Suppl. 1998 Mar:26:13S-15S.

Authors

S I Rennard¹, R Aalbers, E Bleecker, H Klech, L Rosenwasser, D Olivieri, Y Sibille

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha 68198-5300, USA.

PMID: 9585873

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Asthma / diagnosis*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage / methods*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology*
Bronchoscopy
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specimen Handling / methods
Sputum / cytology