bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
A technique by which cells and fluid from bronchioles and lung alveoli are removed for diagnosis of disease or evaluation of treatment. A bronchoscope is wedged into a bronchus and sterile saline is pumped in and then removed along with the fluid and cells to be analyzed.
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Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | bronchoalveolar lavage fluid | 10 | TAXON |
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycobacteroides abscessus M24 NCBITaxon:1162284 |
PREGO | 1 | 10 | |
Mycobacteroides abscessus M154 NCBITaxon:1162288 |
PREGO | 2 | 10 | |
Actinomadura chibensis NBRC 106107 NCBITaxon:1220554 |
PREGO | 3 | 10 | |
Corynebacterium glutamicum NCBITaxon:1718 |
PREGO | 4 | 10 | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCBITaxon:287 |
PREGO | 5 | 10 | |
Achromobacter denitrificans NCBITaxon:32002 |
PREGO | 6 | 10 | |
Pseudomonas oryzihabitans NCBITaxon:47885 |
PREGO | 7 | 10 | |
Aerococcus urinaeequi NCBITaxon:51665 |
PREGO | 8 | 10 | |
Pseudomonas monteilii NCBITaxon:76759 |
PREGO | 9 | 10 | |
Leclercia adecarboxylata NCBITaxon:83655 |
PREGO | 10 | 10 |
Also called
- BAL cell
- BAL cells
- bronchioalveolar lavage
- bronchioalveolar lavage s
- bronchioalveolar lavages
- bronchoalveolar lavage fluids