title: Bronchoscopy following diagnosis with cystic fibrosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. tom.hilliard@ubht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Tom N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Hilliard
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukhani
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balfour-Lynn
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Jane C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: 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