Cost analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and respiratory tract biopsies in the diagnosis and management of suspected invasive fungal infection in children with cancer or who have undergone stem cell transplant.
Jenna RossoffMargaret LockeIrene B HelenowskiSurabhi BatraBen Z KatzNobuko HijiyaPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
Our previous data showed that BAL and RTB infrequently led to a change in management in this population. We now demonstrate that this strategy is costly as well.