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.
Sensitivity can be increased to 98 if BAL is site-directed by chest imaging.
Associated Diagnoses:
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
80% sensitive, 100% specific