Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary infection in children with haematological malignancies

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-183

  Rao, U ^a   Piccin, A ^a   Malone, A ^a   O'Hanlon, K ^a   Breatnach, F ^a   O'Meara, A ^a   McDermott, M ^a   Butler, K ^a   O'Sullivan, N ^a   Russell, J ^a   O'Marcaigh, A ^a,b   Smith, O P ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Children; Haematological malignancies; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IRELAND; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTRUM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; IRELAND; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878351903     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-012-0852-3     Document Type: Article

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