Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is routinely performed in adults for sampling cellular and
biochemical components. Many studies have been performed that have enabled the …

The spectrum of pediatric interstitial lung disease (PILD) includes a diverse group of rare
disorders characterized by diffuse infiltrates and disordered gas exchange. Children with …

Objective To evaluate the use of an adult-based algorithmic approach to chronic cough in a
cohort of children with a history of> 3 weeks of cough and to describe the etiology of chronic …

Airway inflammation is an important component of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. To
determine whether this begins early in the illness, before the onset of infection, we examined …

Background: Flexible airway endoscopy (FAE) is an accepted and frequently performed
procedure in the evaluation of children with known or suspected airway and lung …

The current authors aimed to quantify how the likelihood for a given diagnosis changes with
the knowledge of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell differentials. As an initial estimate (a …

Differential cell counts of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) have been reported in normal
children but few data on cellular profiles in bronchial diseases in childhood are available …

Cytokine levelsin nasal and lower airways in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients were
compared with those in controls. Nasal (NLF) and bronchoalveolar (BALF) lavage fluids …

Background It seems plausible that children with atopy and persistent asthma symptoms will,
like their adult counterparts, have chronic airways inflammation. However, many young …

Importance The use of acid suppression has been associated with an increased risk of
upper and lower respiratory tract infections in the outpatient setting but the mechanism …