Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary infection in acquired immune deficiency syndrome. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1986. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary infection in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Thorax. 1986 May;41(5):345-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86316581
Orenstein M; Webber CA; Cash M; Heurich AE

Abstract: Seventy five patients with pulmonary disease and suspected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage. Of 54 cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, 53 (98%) were diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage. Complications were recorded in 12 instances and included pneumothorax in two and transient increase in fever and hypoxaemia in the remainder. Bronchoalveolar lavage is a safe, easy, and effective procedure for diagnosing pneumocystis pneumonia in patients at high risk of AIDS and should be done routinely when fibreoptic bronchoscopy is performed in such patients.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Bronchoscopy Female Fiber Optics Human *Irrigation Male Middle Age Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS Sterilization JOURNAL ARTICLE

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