Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in Immunocompromised Patients with Lung Infiltrates

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 712-722

  Jain, Prasoon ^a   Sandur, Sunder ^b   Meli, Yvonne ^c   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^c   Stoller, James K ^c   Mehta, Atul C ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BAL; Bronchoscopy; Immunocompromised patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242284325     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.2.712     Document Type: Article

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