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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2014 Feb 19;14(4):841–848. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12631

Table 2.

BALF metabolites that are differentially found in the setting of BAA and are associated with microbial metabolism

Metabolite Association with BAA
Glycocholic acid Fourfold increase
Dehydrocholic acid Twofold increase
Oxalureate Twofold increase
P-cresol Threefold decrease
C4-HSL Twofold decrease
Fosfomycin Threefold increase
Glutathionylspermine 3.5-fold increase
Cystathionine 5.8-fold decrease

BAA, bile acid aspiration; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.