The role of pentraxin3 in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in COPD patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01793-z
Abstract: Background The use of galactomannan (GM) testing in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) has improved the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the high false-positive… read more here.
Keywords: bronchoalveolar lavage; plasma bronchoalveolar; copd; ptx3 ... See more keywords
Plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in acute lung allograft rejection: the potential role of cytokines as diagnostic markers
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DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0634-6
Abstract: The role of differential cytology patterns in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage samples is increasingly investigated as a potential adjunct to diagnose acute and chronic allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. While these profiles might facilitate… read more here.
Keywords: rejection; bronchoalveolar lavage; lavage samples; samples acute ... See more keywords