Diagnostic role of BAL fluid CD4\CD8 ratio in different radiographic and clinical forms of pulmonary sarcoidosis

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 214-221

  Danila, Edvardas ^a   Norkuniene, Jolita ^b,c   Jurgauskiene, Laimute ^a   Malickaite, Radvile ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c Vilnius College of Higher Education   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Bronchoscopy; CD4 CD8 ratio; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70349230967     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2008.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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