DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN LEUKEMIC AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: THE IMPACT OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN LEUKEMIC AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: THE IMPACT OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY

Background Pneumonia carries significant morbidity and mortality in leukemic and bone marrow transplant patient.  The development of pulmonary infiltrates in the setting of such immunocompromise raises concern for both infectious and non-infectious etiologies, some of which are potentially treatabl...

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Main Authors: John Norman Greene, Abraham Tareq Yacoub, Dani Thomas, Carol Yuan, Frank Walsh, David Solomon, Skai Schwartz, Arthur Andrews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pneumonia
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Bronchoscopy
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2069
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