Performance and immune characteristics of bronchoalveolar lavage by research bronchoscopy in pulmonary tuberculosis and other lung diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa

Performance and immune characteristics of bronchoalveolar lavage by research bronchoscopy in pulmonary tuberculosis and other lung diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a debilitating, deadly disease that warrants innovative research tools to fully understand the pathogenesis and host immune responses, particularly at the site of infection and disease. In this regard, bronchoscopies with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) ser...

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Main Authors: Carly Young, Petri Ahlers, Andriette M. Hiemstra, Andre G. Loxton, Andrea Gutschmidt, Stephanus T. Malherbe, Gerhard Walzl, Nelita Du Plessis, the SU-IRG consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Translational Medicine Communications
Subjects:
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Tuberculosis
Lung disease
Bronchoscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41231-019-0039-2

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