Comparison of nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage to open lung biopsy for the bacteriologic diagnosis of pulmonary infections in mechanically ventilated patients

Prospective evaluation of the protected specimen brush for the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in ventilated patients.

Jean Chastre, F Viau, P. Brun et al. · PubMed · 1984 · 360 citations

Asthma, Tracheobronchitis, Psb Cultures +15

Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Diagnosing Acute Bacterial Pneumonia

Jessica E. Thorpe, Robert P. Baughman, Peter T. Frame et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1987 · 316 citations

Bal Fluid, Gram Stain, Antibiotics +12

Diagnosing Bacterial Respiratory Infection by Bronchoalveolar Lavage

F. W. Kahn, Jeffrey M. Jones · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1987 · 316 citations

Asthma, Bal Cell Population, Respiratory Diseases +10

Use of a Bronchoscopic Protected Catheter Brush for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infections

Neil W. Wimberley, John B. Bass, Bill W. Boyd et al. · CHEST Journal · 1982 · 270 citations

Asthma, Pulmonary Infections, Respiratory Diseases +4

Alterations in Pulmonary Mechanics and Gas Exchange during Routine Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Y. Matsushima, Richard L. Jones, Elizabeth G. King et al. · CHEST Journal · 1984 · 161 citations

Asthma, Gas Exchange, Interventional Pulmonology +11