Respiratory Bacterial Culture Sampling in Expectorating and Non-expectorating Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Respiratory Bacterial Culture Sampling in Expectorating and Non-expectorating Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Purpose: Different respiratory sampling methods exist to identify lower airway pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), of which bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and expectorated sputum are considered the “gold standard.” Because BAL cannot be repeated limitless, the diagnosis of lower respirat...

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Main Authors: Hanneke Eyns, Denis Piérard, Elke De Wachter, Leo Eeckhout, Peter Vaes, Anne Malfroot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
respiratory samples
cough swab
sputum
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00403/full

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