Table 1.

Distribution of samples taken from patients treated at various oncology department

Sample	Medical oncology	Radiation	oncology	Surgical oncology	Total
Blood	226	37		54	317
Urine	98	16		34	148
Tracheal	57	11		24	92
Sputum	13	2		2	17
Stool	7				7
Pus/Wound	9	1		34	44
Pleural	8			4	12
BAL	7				7
Total	425	67		152	644

BAL: Bronchoalveolar lavage