Optimising the yield from bronchoalveolar lavage on human participants in infectious disease immunology research

Optimising the yield from bronchoalveolar lavage on human participants in infectious disease immunology research

Abstract Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is becoming a common procedure for research into infectious disease immunology. Little is known about the clinical factors which influence the main outcomes of the procedure. In research participants who underwent BAL according to guidelines, the BAL volume yiel...

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Main Authors: Jane Alexandra Shaw, Maynard Meiring, Devon Allies, Lauren Cruywagen, Tarryn-Lee Fisher, Kesheera Kasavan, Kelly Roos, Stefan Marc Botha, Candice MacDonald, Andriёtte M. Hiemstra, Donald Simon, Ilana van Rensburg, Marika Flinn, Ayanda Shabangu, Helena Kuivaniemi, Gerard Tromp, Stephanus T. Malherbe, Gerhard Walzl, Nelita du Plessis, The Stellenbosch University Immunology Research Group Bronchoalveolar Lavage Study Consortium (SU IRG BAL Study Consortium)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35723-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35723-2

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