The clinical impact of bronchoscopy: balancing microbiology and inflammatory endotyping
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Extract We would like to thank L. Nguyen-Ho and Q-K. Tran-Le for their insightful comments on our study regarding the clinical impact of bronchoscopy in bronchiectasis management [1]. Their highlights regarding the potential role of bronchial lavage (BL) in inflammatory endotyping beyond microbiology are both timely and highly relevant.
Source: ERJ Open Research
Institutions: Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, University of Palermo, Policlinico Universitario di Catania, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico "G.Rodolico - San Marco", Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, University of Oxford, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $808
OpenAlex ID: W7204901745