Induced sputum versus broncho-alveolar lavage for pathogen surveillance in young cystic fibrosis patients: Low specificity is not necessarily a bad thing

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2018 Jan;53(1):8. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23887. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

Authors

Patrick Stafler^{1

2}, Huda Mussaffi^{1

2}, Yulia Gendler¹, Hannah Blau^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Institute, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
² Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva, Israel.

PMID: 29064183
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23887

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Child
Cystic Fibrosis*
Humans
Lung
Sputum*
Therapeutic Irrigation