Clinical guidelines and indications for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL): Report of the European Society of Pneumology Task Group on BAL

Abstract

This group report was developed jointly by: U . Costabel (Essen), C . Danel (Paris), L.M. Fabbri (Padova), P.L . Haslam (London), C. Hutter (Vienna) secretary, D. Israel-Biet (Paris), H. Klech (Vienna) chairman, W. Pohl (Vienna) secretary, L.W . Poulter (London), E. Pozzi (Torino), S .I . Rennard (Omaha), V. De Rose (Torino), G.A. Rossi (Genova), M. Rust (Frankfurt), G. Semenzato (Padova), B. Wallaert (Lille) . Edited by H. Klech' and C. Hutter