title: Bronchoalveolar lavage: performance, sampling procedure, processing and assessment.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha 68198-5300, USA.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rennard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aalbers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bleecker
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klech
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosenwasser
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sibille
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000379:methods*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology