Comparative study between bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum in the diagnosis of inflammatory lung diseases
Abstract Background Airway sampling is implicated in the workup of inflammatory lung diseases. Objective The aim of this study was to compare between induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the diagnosis of inflammatory (including infectious) lung diseases regarding safety, cell comp...
Main Authors: | Mohammad S. Soliman Atta, Ayman I. Baess, Mai H. Mohammad Abdullah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-04-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_78_16 |
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