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. 2007 Oct;92(10):898-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.105825. Epub 2006 Nov 6.

Bronchoscopy following diagnosis with cystic fibrosis

Tom N Hilliard  1 , Seema Sukhani, Jacqueline Francis, Neil Madden, Mark Rosenthal, Ian Balfour-Lynn, Andrew Bush, Jane C Davies
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Bronchoscopy following diagnosis with cystic fibrosis

Tom N Hilliard et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

We recently changed our practice to perform bronchoscopy following diagnosis with cystic fibrosis. On a retrospective review of 25 children, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in bronchoalveolar lavage for the first time in five children (20%) and Staphylococcus aureus in four (16%). Lavage culture was positive in eight of 18 children without respiratory symptoms. This highlights the potential of bronchoscopy following diagnosis, even in asymptomatic children.

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