Comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage cell findings in complete- resolution pneumonia and delayed-resolution pneumonia

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 222-225

  Fujimura, Masaki ^a,c   Yasui, Masahide ^a   Nishi, Kouichi ^b   Nomura, Masaharu ^a   Shinagawa, Shunji ^a   Tagami, Atsurou ^a   Matsuda, Tamotsu ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Complete resolution pneumonia; Delayed resolution pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFDINIR; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOTIAM; CEFPIROME; CLINDAMYCIN; FLOMOXEF; PIPERACILLIN; ROKITAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033513399     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199904000-00002     Document Type: Article

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