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Interpretation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid …
www.ildcare.euInterpretation of BALF cytology Foreword Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has become a widely applied diagnostic tool in pulmonary medicine. This holds true for both infectious and non-infectious infiltrative and immunological lung diseases.
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www.stoptb.orgvi Abbreviations AFB Acid-fast bacilli BAL Bronchoalveolar lavage CPC Cetyl pyridinium chloride CSF Cerebrospinal fluid DST Drug-susceptibility testing
Pneumonia (Ventilator-associated [VAP] and non …
www.cdc.govJanuary 2018 6-4. Device-associated Module PNEU Abbreviations used in the PNEU laboratory criteria: BAL–bronchoalveolar lavage . EIA–enzyme immunoassay
Interpretation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cytology
ildcare.nlThe cytology of BALF is an analysis of the cellular components of the specimen. The mo st abundant cells retrieved by BAL are the inflammatory cells which line the alveolar space. These include the macrophage, lymphocyte, and neutrophil. The alveolar macrophage is the most common cell in the BALF.