Pepsin like activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is suggestive of gastric aspiration in lung allografts.

Ward, C; Forrest, I A; Brownlee, I A; Johnson, G E; Murphy, D M; Pearson, J P; Dark, J H; Corris, P A

Ward, C; Forrest, I A; Brownlee, I A; Johnson, G E; Murphy, D M; Pearson, J P; Dark, J H; Corris, P A.

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Ward C; Applied Immunobiology and Transplantation Research Group, Freeman Hospital and University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK. chris.ward@ncl.ac.uk

Thorax ; 60(10): 872-4, 2005 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16055614

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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry; Lung Transplantation; Pepsin A/analysis; Pneumonia, Aspiration/diagnosis; Adult; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pepsinogens/analysis; Pneumonia, Aspiration/etiology; Transplantation, Homologous

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Aspiration / Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Pepsin A / Lung Transplantation Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Thorax Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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