Inflammatory mediators in BAL fluid as markers of evolving pneumonia in leukocytopenic patients

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1214-1220

  Kiehl, Michael G ^a   Ostermann, Helmut ^a   Thomas, Michael ^a   Birkfellner, Traute ^a   Kienast, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cytokines; Inflammatory mediators; Leukocytopenia; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030719419     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.5.1214     Document Type: Article

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