Guidelines of the American Thoracic Society were followed during the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) procedure. Selection of the segment for BAL was guided by chest x-ray changes. The right middle lobe o
Median (IQR) cellular, protein and cytokine components of BAL are shown.Basic demographic, and broncho-alveolar lavage cellular/cytokine characteristics.
Transcription profiling of human bronchioloalveolar lavage (BAL) not used for diagnostic purposes taken from patients with LF syndrome and SOS of stage II active disease