Table 3 Results of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (n = 40)
No. of patients undergoing BAL | 38 (95) |
|---|---|
Instilled volume during BAL (ml) | 110 (108 to 112) |
Recovered BAL fluid (ml) | 38 (31 to 44) |
Microbiolocial results | |
Candida species (colonisation) | 18 (45) |
obligate or potentially pathogenic organisms | 25 (66) |
Corynebacterium | 3 (8) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (8) |
Escherichia coli | 2 (5) |
Citrobacter species | 1 (3) |
Enterobacter species | 1 (3) |
Methicillin resistant Staph. aureus | 1 (3) |
Neisseria species | 1 (3) |
Proteus species | 1 (3) |
Pseudomonas species | 1 (3) |
Serratia marcescens | 1 (3) |
Pneumocystis jirovecii | 4 (11) |
Cytomegalovirus | 3 (8) |
Herpes simplex virus | 3 (8) |
Bronchialcarcinoma | 1 (3) |
Treatment changes | 13 (34) |