Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy and BAL in assessment of the patients with non-responding pneumonia

Background: Non-responding pneumonia is usually a topic of interest for pulmonologists. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) may be an important tool in assessment of non-responding pneumonia. There is paucity of recent studies in this area. Aim: This study aimed to assess...

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Main Authors: Mohamed El-Shabrawy, Rehab H. EL-Sokkary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815301126