Bronchoalveolar lavage and tracheal aspirate for assessing airway inflammation in children

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000 Aug;162(2 Pt 2):S15-7. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.supplement_1.maic-4.

Authors

M D Shields¹, J Riedler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Child Health, Queens University of Belfast, and Institute of Clinical Science, Belfast, Northern Ireland. m.shields@qub.ac.uk

PMID: 10934125
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.supplement_1.maic-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Asthma / diagnosis
Asthma / pathology
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid* / cytology
Bronchoscopy
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Inflammation
Lung / pathology
Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
Lung Diseases / pathology
Safety
Trachea / cytology*