Identification of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Components Applying Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy.

CONCLUSIONS Using CLE, alveolar macrophages and leucocytes in stained BALF can be differentiated independent of smoking status. Further studies should be initiated in order to subclassify leucocytes in eosinophilic, neutrophilic granulocytes, and lymphocytes, which is important for routine clinical practice. PMID: 29920509 [PubMed - in process]
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