Jayashree Thorat, Surabhi Bhat, Manju Sengar, Akshay Baheti, Sweta Bothra, Maheema Bhaskar, Sandeep Prakashnarain Tandon, Sanjay K Biswas, Gaurav V Salunke, George Karimundackal, Virendra Kumar Tiwari, C S Pramesh, Neha Sharma, Venkatesh Kapu, Thomas Eipe, Bhausaheb Pandurang Bagal, Lingaraj Nayak, Avinash Bonda, Amit Janu, Alok Shetty, Hasmukh Jain
PURPOSE: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a serious complication in hematologic malignancies, and lung infiltrates (LIs) remain a significant concern. An accurate microbiological diagnosis is crucial but difficult to establish. To address this, we analyzed the utility of a standardized method for performing bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) along with a two-step strategy for the analysis of BAL fluid. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary cancer center from November 2018 to June 2020...
February 2024: JCO global oncology