Diagnostic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised children with malignant and non‐malignant disorders
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23644
Abstract: The diagnostic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the Immunocompromised pediatric population has ranged from 28% to 68%. We hypothesized that the diagnostic yield of BALs would be higher in more recent years due to… read more here.
Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage; yield bronchoalveolar; diagnostic yield; yield ... See more keywords
Bronchoalveolar lavage in children: Still the gold standard
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25136
Abstract: Dear Editor, We read with great interest the recent article by Craven et al., entitled “High levels of inherent variability in microbiological assessment of bronchoalveolar lavage samples from children with persistent bacterial bronchitis and healthy… read more here.
Keywords: gold standard; infection; study; cfu ... See more keywords
Pilot study of inflammatory biomarkers in matched induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage of 2‐year‐olds with cystic fibrosis
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26023
Abstract: In this pilot study, we investigated whether induced sputum (IS) could serve as a viable alternative to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and yield robust inflammatory biomarkers in toddlers with cystic fibrosis (CF) featuring minimal structural lung… read more here.
Keywords: induced sputum; inflammatory biomarkers; bronchoalveolar lavage; pilot study ... See more keywords
Comparison of tracheal aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in the microbiological diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in pediatric patients
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26049
Abstract: Bacterial cultures from tracheal aspirates (TA) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens can be used to assess patients with artificial airways for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). TA collection may be advantageous in situations of limited… read more here.
Keywords: lower respiratory; respiratory tract; comparison tracheal; bronchoalveolar lavage ... See more keywords
Pathogenic bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage cultures and pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction outcomes
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26338
Abstract: The primary objective was to determine if treating pathogenic bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures improves outcomes after pediatric double stage laryngotracheal reconstruction (dsLTR). read more here.
Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage; laryngotracheal reconstruction; pathogenic bacteria; bacteria bronchoalveolar ... See more keywords
Illumina MiSeq Sequencing Investigation of Microbiota in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Cecum of the Swine Infected with PRRSV
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DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1613-y
Abstract: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes significant animal morbidity and mortality and economic losses worldwide. In this study, we analyzed the microbiota in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL), mucosa, and feces in cecum of… read more here.
Keywords: microbiota bronchoalveolar; microbiota; prrsv challenged; bronchoalveolar lavage ... See more keywords
Local retrospective analysis of galactomannan cut-off values in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis
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DOI: 10.1007/s12223-018-0618-z
Abstract: Galactomannan antigen (GM) testing has been used for decades to screen immunocompromised patients for invasive aspergillosis (IA). Recent publications suggested that using a higher cut-off value than 0.5 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) could be… read more here.
Keywords: hematology; bronchoalveolar lavage; cut; cut values ... See more keywords
Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage for the Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Diseases
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2016.11.001
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) analysis has been proposed as an objective technique for confirming asbestos exposure. However, the reliability and diagnostic yield of this procedure has not been studied in Spain. The aim of… read more here.
Keywords: related diseases; bronchoalveolar lavage; diagnosis asbestos; asbestos related ... See more keywords
Multiplex PCR on the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Immunocompromised Patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.06.018
Abstract: Characteristic Value Age, y 57.63 14.73 Male sex 306 (58.6) Hospitalization (IQR), d 11 (3; 25) Symptoms and signs Cough 300 (57.5) Dyspnea 124 (23.8) Sputum 118 (22.6) Fever 108 (20.7) Decrease in FEV1 %… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompromised patients; pcr bronchoalveolar; bronchoalveolar lavage; multiplex pcr ... See more keywords
Automated interpretation and analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104638
Abstract: BACKGROUND The cytological analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) plays an essential role in the differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases. In recent years, deep learning has demonstrated excellent performance in image processing and object recognition.… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; analysis bronchoalveolar; bronchoalveolar lavage; automated interpretation ... See more keywords
Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage in children with nonresponding community-acquired pneumonia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2016.09.004
Abstract: BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized children. In CAP, causative agents are seldom identified using noninvasive diagnostic procedures. For those children not responding to empiric antibiotic therapy,… read more here.
Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage; children nonresponding; community acquired; acquired pneumonia ... See more keywords