Absence of bacterial colonization of the airways after therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy without stenting

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1147-1151

  Noppen, M ^a   Pierard D ^b   Meysman, M ^a   Herreweghe, R V ^a   Vincken, W ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airway infection; Cryotherapy; Laser therapy; Mechanical dilatation; Protected specimen brush sampling; Rigid bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034484512     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16f22.x     Document Type: Article

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