title: The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage.
authors.affiliation: Cystic Fibrosis Unit, University Hospital, Limerick, Ireland National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland Graduate Entry Medical School and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Study of Host Immunity and Early Lung Disease in CF (SHIELD CF), Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Linnane
authors.affiliation: National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Anaesthetics, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Niamh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Graduate Entry Medical School and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Colum
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.affiliation: National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland Study of Host Immunity and Early Lung Disease in CF (SHIELD CF), Dublin, Ireland Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNally
mesh_terms: D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Bacterial Infection; Bronchoscopy; Cystic Fibrosis; Equipment Evaluations; Infection Control; Respiratory Infection