From: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with a haematological malignancy with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
Neutropenic
Non-neutropenic
n = 35
patients (n = 10)
patients (n = 25)
Baseline APACHE II scores
13.5 (9-33)
14 (9-27)
Positive results
8 (80%)
20 (80%)
Bacterial
8
11
Viral
5
Fungus/PCP
1
2/1
No growths
2 (20%)
5 (20%)