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) |
Values given as number (%) or median (95% CI). Percent values of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) results refer to the group of 38 patients undergoing BAL