BAL provides a relatively noninvasive means of assessing some occupational exposures, for example, asbestos bodies in the lavage fluid ... proliferative response of bronchoalveolar mononuclear ...

Eurofins Viracor, a leading specialty diagnostics laboratory, is proud to announce a groundbreaking advancement in respiratory infection diagnostics with the launch of a new bronchoalveolar lavage ...

Applicable for VAP only. BAL: Bronchoalveolar lavage (bronchoscopic or nonbronchoscopic); CPIS: Clinical pulmonary infection score; PSB: Protective specimen brush; VAP: Ventilator-associated ...

alternative methods like gastric lavage or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) testing are used. "In young children, diagnosing TB can be complex. Since they may not be able to produce sputum ...