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  • Title: Assessment of airways inflammation utilizing bronchoalveolar lavage.
    Author: Thompson AB, Rennard SI.
    Journal: Clin Chest Med; 1988 Dec; 9(4):635-42. PubMed ID: 3069294.
    Abstract:
    Pathologic correlations and examination of expectorated sputum have suggested that chronic bronchitis is an inflammatory disorder of the airways. Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage provide a means for sampling airway epithelial lining fluid. Application of bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage to a group of patients with chronic bronchitis confirms the association of airways inflammation and chronic bronchitis.
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