Bronchial lavage

A procedure that involves repeatedly washing the inside of the bronchial tubes of the lung.

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Clinical specimens were collected from Chughtai's Lahore Lab, including Naso bronchial lavage, pus swabs, blood, sputum, catheter tips and urine.

Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Paradigm of Carbapenem Resistant Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Gram Negative Rods

Its yield would be increased combined with the use of bronchial lavage, brush cytology, and endobronchial biopsy.

Role of flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in rural-based tertiary hospital

Bronchial lavage was performed inside the accessory bronchus with the aim of cytologic examination was normal.

Large-cell lung cancer originating from tracheal bronchus - A rare case

A Ziehl-Neelsen stain for acidoresistant bacteria was negative in three sputum samples and negative in one bronchial lavage sample.

Simultaneous chronic invasive fungal infection and tracheal fungus ball mimicking cancer in an immunocompetent patient

The clinical specimens included: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (n = 10), bronchial lavage (BL) (n = 6), biopsy (n = 4), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (n = 24).

Validation and clinical application of a molecular method for the identification of Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii complex DNA in human clinical specimens

Microbiology specimen testing included CSF, blood, sputum, bronchial lavage, lung biopsy, lymph node biopsy, and urine cultures.

Cryptococcus gattii expands its territory

It has been shown that elevated interferon gamma and TGF-beta levels in bronchial lavage fluids may be related to pathogenesis and progression of EBTB.

Challenges in endobronchial tuberculosis: from diagnosis to management

After bronchoscopy, 2 of 3 bronchial lavage (BAL) samples were found to be positive for acid-fast coccobacilli by microscopy, and rapidly growing, deep orange mycobacteria grew in all 3 cultures.

Mycobacterium Iranicum infection in HIV-infected patient, Iran

The bronchial lavage specimen was inoculated onto 5% sheep blood agar, chocolate agar, and MacConkey agar for isolation of routine bacteria.

Cases in clinical microbiology

If samples are needed, a bronchial lavage may be performed for analysis.

Role of fiberoptic bronechoscopy in the diagnosis of lung diseases: an experience with 164 cases

Bronchial lavage was performed before taking biopsies.

Vascular endothelial growth factor in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sulfur mustard exposed lung patients

To better understand the distribution of miRNA in body fluids, we examined the spectrum of miRNA in 12 fluids: plasma, saliva, tears, urine, amniotic fluid, colostrum, breast milk, bronchial lavage, cerebrospinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, and seminal fluid from normal individuals.

The microRNA spectrum in 12 body fluids

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