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Why Are Allergens Not Detected in the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy? Possible Explanations

Liccardi G^1,2, Calzetta L³, Milanese M⁴, Bilò MB⁵, Rogliani P<sup>2,3

1</sup>Department of Pulmonology, Haematology and Oncology. Division of Pulmonology and Allergy Unit. High Speciality "A.Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy
²Postgraduate School of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
³Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
⁴Division of Pulmonology, S. Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy Unit University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2019; Vol 29(6) : 472-473
doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0429