Bronchoscopy following diagnosis with cystic fibrosis.
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.
Hilliard
Tom N
TN
Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. tom.hilliard@ubht.nhs.uk
Sukhani
Seema
S
Francis
Jacqueline
J
Madden
Neil
N
Rosenthal
Mark
M
Balfour-Lynn
Ian
I
Bush
Andrew
A
Davies
Jane C
JC
D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control