Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections
It was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of bronchoalve Veolar lavage (BAL) from cases of infiltrative diseases of lung admitted at Choithram Hospital & Re-search Centre, Indore (M.P.) during 2003 to 2004. The analysis included gram′s staining, semi quantitative bacteria...
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| description | It was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of bronchoalve Veolar lavage (BAL) from cases of infiltrative diseases of lung admitted at Choithram Hospital & Re-search Centre, Indore (M.P.) during 2003 to 2004. The analysis included gram′s staining, semi quantitative bacterial culture, AFB smear and culture, WBC and dif-ferential count and cytology. The gram′s staining was found to have 83.6% sensitivity as compared to semi quan-titative culture. Colony count> 10,000 / ml was considered as significant and 142 specimens yielded single organism while 56 had poly-microbial infections. Gram-negative bacilli like E.coli, Klebsiella spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa formed pyogenic infections. The analysis revealed pyogenic infections in 51%, tuberculosis in 21%, fungal in-fections in 12% and malignancy in 2% cases. Thus, the analysis of BAL specimen is valuable in the diagnosis of infiltrative disorders of lung. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9af10de857244a384b0461c39fadbf42022-12-22T01:11:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2006-01-01234147150Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infectionsBhatia GHemvani NChitnis DIt was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of bronchoalve Veolar lavage (BAL) from cases of infiltrative diseases of lung admitted at Choithram Hospital & Re-search Centre, Indore (M.P.) during 2003 to 2004. The analysis included gram′s staining, semi quantitative bacterial culture, AFB smear and culture, WBC and dif-ferential count and cytology. The gram′s staining was found to have 83.6% sensitivity as compared to semi quan-titative culture. Colony count> 10,000 / ml was considered as significant and 142 specimens yielded single organism while 56 had poly-microbial infections. Gram-negative bacilli like E.coli, Klebsiella spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa formed pyogenic infections. The analysis revealed pyogenic infections in 51%, tuberculosis in 21%, fungal in-fections in 12% and malignancy in 2% cases. Thus, the analysis of BAL specimen is valuable in the diagnosis of infiltrative disorders of lung.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2006;volume=23;issue=4;spage=147;epage=150;aulast=BhatiaBALPneumoniaTuberculosisPyogenicGram′s stainingFungal |
| spellingShingle | Bhatia G Hemvani N Chitnis D Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections Lung India BAL Pneumonia Tuberculosis Pyogenic Gram′s staining Fungal |
| title | Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| title_full | Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| title_fullStr | Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| title_short | Role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| title_sort | role of bronchoalviolar lavage in pulmonary infections |
| topic | BAL Pneumonia Tuberculosis Pyogenic Gram′s staining Fungal |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2006;volume=23;issue=4;spage=147;epage=150;aulast=Bhatia |
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