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Rapid on-site evaluation of transbronchial aspirates: randomised comparison of two methods
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Diacon A. H., Koegelenberg C. F. N., Schubert P., Brundyn K., Louw M., Wright C. A., Bolliger C. T.
Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1216-1220		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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The value of different staining methods for rapid analysis of transbronchial needle aspirates during bronchoscopy has not been explored. In the present study, we compared a Papanicolaou-based rapid stain, prepared by a technologist and read by a cytopathologist, and a Wright-Giemsa-based rapid stain, prepared and read by a cytopathologist alone. Gold standard was the final laboratory report issued on each aspirate. We harvested 827 aspirates from 218 target sites in 126 consecutive patients. A... [View all]
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