The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage
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posted on 2023-02-22, 14:06 authored by Barry Linnane, Donna Clarke, Colum P. DunneColum P. Dunne, Paula Murray, Niamh O'Sullivan, Paul McNallyContamination of bronchoscopes is well
described.1–3 However, while cleaning
and disinfecting bronchoscopes are
clearly described in standardisation documents,
1–3 the performance of a control
sample prior to bronchoscopy is not suggested.
4 5 Here, we offer an argument
for such a procedure, supported by our
experience with a 2-year-old boy with
cystic fibrosis who underwent flexible
bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage
(BAL)
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Thorax;JunePublisher
BMJ Publishing GroupNote
peer-reviewedOther Funding information
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© 2015 BMJ Publishing Group. First published in Thorax http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12374Language
EnglishAlso affiliated with
- 4i - Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity
Department or School
- School of Medicine
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