Utility of Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Diagnosing Pulmonary Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Underlying Malignancy

CW Chow; A McGeer; G Kasupski; N Senathiragah; P Gallant; CK Chan

doi:10.1155/1998/945704

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 1998)

Utility of Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Diagnosing Pulmonary Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Underlying Malignancy

CW Chow,
A McGeer,
G Kasupski,
N Senathiragah,
P Gallant,
CK Chan

Affiliations

CW Chow: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A McGeer: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G Kasupski: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
N Senathiragah: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
P Gallant: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CK Chan: Princess Margaret Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and The Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/1998/945704
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 87 – 93

Abstract

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Objectives: To evaluate the clinical utility of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosing pulmonary infection in patients with underlying malignancy and to evaluate the impact of positive microbiology results on antimicrobial therapy.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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