Comparison of induced sputum with bronchial wash, bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies in COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-115

  Rutgers, S R ^a   Timens, W ^a   Kaufmann, H F ^a   Van Der Mark, Th W ^a   Koeter G H ^a   Postma, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Inflammation sputum

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPUTUM;

EID: 0033979024     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15a20.x     Document Type: Article

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