Clinical significance of culture-negative, PCR-positive bronchoalveolar lavage results in severe pneumonia

• Erik E. Rabin,
• James M. Walter,
• Richard G. Wunderink,
• Chao Qi,
• Chiagozie I. Pickens

Affiliations

Erik E. Rabin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

James M. Walter

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

Richard G. Wunderink

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

Chao Qi

Department of Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA

Chiagozie I. Pickens

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA