Respiratory samples Three studies (67 children, eight positive for tuberculosis) used respiratory samples (sputum (phlegm), bronchoalveolar lavage (⁠fluid obtained after washing the airway and lungs), ...

Microplastics are small pieces of plastic, less than 5 mm (0.2 inch) in length, that occur in the environment as a consequence of plastic pollution. They’re also present in a variety of products, ...

When sputum is expectorated from deep within the lower respiratory tract (i.e., when there is a lack of significant contamination from the upper airway tract), it provides important material for ...

Introduction The role of Xpert Ultra in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) samples for pulmonary and mediastinal lymph node ...

Comparison between metagenomic next-generation sequencing in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood for the diagnostic performance of respiratory tract infection: a meta-analysis ...

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Processing The bronchoalveolar lavage smears were subjected to centrifugation for ten minutes at a speed of 2,500 rpm, and then stained using the same methods used for the ...

What Is a Sputum Culture? A sputum culture is a sample of the gooey substance that often comes up from your chest when you have an infection in your lungs or airways.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it was expanding testing of samples collected from international air travelers beyond COVID-19, to include flu and ...

HONOLULU — A patient’s sputum microbiome may serve as a biomarker for the outcome of antibiotic treatment for nontuberculosis mycobacterial pulmonary disease, according to research ...

Upper respiratory tract sampling, which is quick and minimally invasive, could improve diagnosis access, especially for those unable to produce sputum.

Lower respiratory tract infections are common in children. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid has long been established as the best biological sample for detecting respiratory tract infections; however, it ...