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bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL): Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written. Excerpt from the entry in Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia:
Sensitivity can be increased to 98 if BAL is site-directed by chest imaging.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

80% sensitive, 100% specific