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Bronchial lavage

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Bronchial lavage
A procedure that involves repeatedly washing the inside of the bronchial tubes of the lung.
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Most NTM were cultured from respiratory samples (sputum, n = 36, 78%; bronchial lavage, n = 2, 4%); the remainder were from lymph nodes (n = 3, 6%), urine (n = 2, 4%), or other sources (n = 3, 6%).
The mice reacted with allergic asthma including pulmonary eosinophilia, airway hyperreactivity (AHR), and increased antigen-specific IgE associated with inflammatory cytokines, including IL-4 and IL-5 in bronchial lavage fluids.
Cultures from bronchial lavage of our patient were positive for M.
 
 
 
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