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The need for rapid laboratory results has marked the application of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cytology as a valuable tool in the assessment of infectious lung conditions. The techniques of BAL fluid processing presented here can be performed in a microbiological laboratory. The diagnostic value of BAL fluid cytology for the prediction of ventilator-associated pneumonia is discussed.
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