A bronchoscopic scoring system for airway secretions - Airway cellularity and microbiological validation

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 887-892

  Chang, A B ^a,b   Faoagali, J ^c   Cox, N C ^c   Marchant, J M ^a,b   Dean, B ^a   Petsky, H L ^a   Masters, I B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Cough; Mucus; Scoring; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CELL COUNT; CHILD; COUGHING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MUCUS; NEUTROPHILIA; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33748058177     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20478     Document Type: Article

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