Infections in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a large retrospective cohort.
Axelle MaboRaphael BorieLidwine Wemeau-StervinouYurdagül UzunhanEmmanuel GomezGregoire PrevotMartine Reynaud-GaubertJulie TracletEmmanuel BergotJacques CadranelSylvain Marchand-AdamAnne BergeronElodie BlanchardBenjamin BonduePhilippe BonniaudArnaud BourdinPierre Regis BurgelSandrine HirschiCharles Hugo MarquetteSébastien QuétantHilario NunesCécile ChenivesseBruno CrestaniYoann GuirriecDelphine MonnierCedric MenardPierre TattevinVincent CottinDavid Luque PazStéphane Jouneaunull nullPublished in: Thorax (2023)
Patients with aPAP often presented with opportunistic infections, especially nocardiosis, which highlights the importance of systematic search for slow-growing bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage or whole lung lavage.