Malacia, inflammation and bronchoalveolar lavage culture in children with persistent respiratory symptoms

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 392-395

  De Baets, F ^a   De Schutter, I ^b   Aarts, C ^c   Haerynck, F ^a   Van Daele, S ^a   De Wachter, E ^b   Malfroot, A ^b   Schelstraete, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Infants; Laryngomalacia; Tracheomalacia; Wet cough; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOMALACIA; CHILD; COUGHING; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LARYNGOMALACIA; LARYNGOTRACHEOMALACIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MALFORMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; TRACHEOMALACIA; WHEEZING;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LARYNGOMALACIA; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TRACHEOMALACIA;

EID: 84856741648     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00035111     Document Type: Article

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