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BAL
(redirected from Bronchoalveolar lavage)

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BALBalance
BALBaltimore (Maryland)
BALBronchoalveolar Lavage (medical)
BalBaluchi (linguistics)
BALBoite Aux Lettres
BALBreak A Leg
BALBlood Alcohol Level
BALBenefits Administration Letter (FEHB)
BALBritish Anti-Lewisite (dimercaprol; chelating agent)
BALBibliography of American Literature
BALBasic Assembly Language
BALBranch and Link (IBM)
BALBasic Assembler Language
BALBornova Anadolu Lisesi (Izmir, Turkey high school)
BALBaltimore Penn Station (Amtrak station code)
BALBharti Airtel Limited (India)
BALBrigate Autonome Livornesi (Italian: Autonomous Brigades of Livorno; Livorno, Italy; est. 1999)
BALBank Alfalah Limited
BALBatman, Turkey - Nearest Air Service Through Diyarbakir (Airport Code)
BALBlack Americans for Life
BALBig Ass Light
BALBal d'Arts Légers (French dance company)
BALBureau d'Action Linguistique (French: Office Action Language; various locations)
BALBronx Academy of Letters (Bronx, New York)
BALBachelor of Academic Law (degree)
BALBusiness Assembly Language (1970's commercial accounting machines)
BALBenguet Auto Line (bus company, Philippines)
BALBus Arbitration Logic
BALBasic Aircraft Limits
BALBretagne Armor Lux (French; cycling)
BALBritish Architectural Library (UK)
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Because bronchoalveolar lavage is routinely performed in this situation for other diagnostic purposes, the ELISpot does not result in an extra procedure for the patient," explained Lange To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the ELISpot test, the researchers recruited 347 patients suspected of having TB, but who were either unable to produce sputum, or who had had three consecutive negative acid-fast bacilli sputum culture results.
Novel method to quickly detect active TB in smear-negative patients by Asian News International
Instead of invasive procedures, a combination of classical thoracic HRCT findings and immunocytochemical investigations of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), using anti-CD1a antibodies (10), should be preferred for the definite diagnosis of isolated pulmonary LCH and this in turn will also diminish complications.
Isolated pulmonary langerhans-cell histiocytosis mimicking miliary ... by Ozen, Metehan; Akcakaya, Necla; Camcioglu, Yildiz; Cokugras, Haluk; Oz, Buge / Journal of Pediatric Infection
It is an organic solvent extract of calf lung surfactant obtained by cell-free bronchoalveolar lavage.
Surfactant: agents utilized to lower surface tension by Gardenhire, Doug / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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