Bacteremia related to fiberoptic bronchoscopy. A case report.
This is the first reported case of fiberoptic bronchoscopy associated with bacteremia originating in the respiratory tract. The patient had a gram-negative bacterial bronchitis before fiberoptic bronchoscopy and later died of complications of the bacteremia.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications