Comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage and mini-bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients

Respiration

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-235

  Tasbakan, M Sezai ^a   Gurgun, Alev ^a   Basoglu, Ozen K ^a   Ekren, Pervin K ^a   Pullukcu, Husnu ^a   Bacakoglu, Feza ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Immunocompromised patient; Mini bronchoalveolar lavage; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952308471     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323176     Document Type: Article

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