Table 2.

Patients characteristics, indications and results of FOB

No	Diagnosis at hospitalisation	Immuno-suppression	PreFOB ARDS category	FOB indications	FOB diagnosis	Infectious agents	Intubation	Intubation time (hour)
1	Pneumonia	+	Severe	Opportunistic infections	Infection	CMV	-
2	Pneumonia	+	Mild	Opportunistic infections	Infection	Geotrichum capitatum	+	24–48
3	Pneumonia	-	Severe	Opportunistic infections	Infection	Aspergillus spp., Respiratory virus	-
4	Pneumonia	+	Mild	Opportunistic infections	Infection	C. albicans, CMV, Respiratory virus	-
5	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Infection	C. albicans, CMV	-
6	Alveoler hemorrhage	+	Moderate	Alveoler hemorrhage	Alveoler hemorrhage		-
7	Respiratory failure	-	Moderate	Aspiration	Infection	Non-albicans Candida	+	>48
8	Pneumonia	+	Severe	Alveoler hemorrhage	Alveoler hemorrhage	CMV	+	8–24
9	Respiratory failure	-	Moderate	Aspiration	Infection	CMV, Aspergillus spp., C. albicans	+	>48
10	Pneumonia	-	Moderate	Malignancy	Infection	K. pneumoniae, CMV	-
11	Pneumonia	-	Mild	Malignancy	Infection	C. albicans	+	8–24
12	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Infection	CMV, PcP	+	<8
13	Pneumonia	-	Severe	Opportunistic infections	Infection	CMV, C. albicans	-
14	Pneumonia	-	Severe	Aspiration	Infection	C. albicans	+	8–24
15	Alveoler hemorrhage	+	Moderate	Alveolar hemorrhage	Infection	C. albicans	-
16	Respiratory failure	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Infection	CMV, PcP	+	<8
17	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Alveoler hemorrhage		-
18	Respiratory failure	+	Mild	Opportunistic infections	Infection	C. albicans	+	24–48
19	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Malignancy Infection	P. aeruginosa	+	8–24
20	Respiratory failure	+	Severe	Opportunistic infections	Infection	C. albicans, Respiratory viruses	-
21	Pneumonia	-	Moderate	Aspiration	-		+	8–24
22	Alveoler hemorrhage	+	Severe	Alveoler hemorrhage	Alveoler hemorrhage		-
23	Pneumonia	+	Severe	Multiple etiologiesa	Infection	Acremonium, CMV	+	<8
24	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Multiple etiologiesb	Infection	C. albicans, Respiratory viruses, CMV	+	>48
25	Pneumonia	+	Severe	Multiple etiologiesc	Infection	Acremonium, Aspergillus spp., Respiratory viruses, CMV	+	>48
26	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Infection	C. albicans	+	8–24
27	Pneumonia	+	Severe	Multiple etiologiesd	Malignancy		+	>48
28	Pneumonia	+	Moderate	Opportunistic infections	Infection	M. tuberculosis	+	>48

Abbrevations: CMV cytomegalovirus, PcP Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

^aOpportunistc infections, exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

^bMalignancy, alveoler hemorrhage, opportunistic infections, drug induced pulmonary toxicity

^cPulmonary involvement of rheumatoid arthritis, opportunistic infections, drug induced pulmonary toxicity

^dOpportunistc infections, malignancy