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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Translational Medicine Communications |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41231-019-0039-2 |