The value of flexible bronchoscopy in pulmonary infections of immunosuppressed children.

Nesibe Gevher Eroglu-ErtugrulEbru YalcinBerna OguzTurgay OcalBaris KuskonmazNagehan EmiralioğluDeniz Dogru-ErsozUgur OzcelikIlhan TezcanNural Kiper

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)

In immunosuppressed patients, FB and BAL should be evaluated early for clarifying the causative agents. Then, appropriate treatments can be utilised and the side effects and high cost of unnecessary treatment may be mitigated.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
young adults
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors