title: [The pathogenic analysis of 120 acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients with pulmonary infections via bronchoscopy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical value of bronchoscopy in the pathogenic diagnosis of AIDS patients with pulmonary infections and to illustrate the constituent ratio of different pulmonary pathogens.
  
  
  METHODS
  From August 2006 to September 2009, we performed bronchoscopies to 120 AIDS patients who had pulmonary infections. We described the manifestations under the bronchoscope and each patient underwent bronchoalveolar lavage for further detection including bacterial culture and pathological test. We also took biopsies in patients who had obviously abnormal lesions under the bronchoscope.At the same time, we collected the clinical information for analyzing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 120 patients, we found 30 cases of mycobacteria infection, 25 cases of bacterial infection, 12 cases of PCP, 5 cases of fungal positive, 3 cases of CMV. Bronchial mucosa biopsies were taken in 26 patients, 12 cases of chronic inflammation, 7 cases of granulomatous inflammation, 4 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 2 cases of adenocarcinoma and 1 case of lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bronchoscopy is a very useful tool and it's of great value for pathogenic detection in AIDS patients with pulmonary infections. At present, in China the main pulmonary infections in AIDS patients are TB, bacterial infection and PCP.
authors.affiliation: The Infectious Diseases Research Institute of Capital Medical University, the Infectious Diseases Center of Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing 100015, China.
authors.forename: Ling-Hang
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Hong-Xin
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Gui-Ju
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Hong-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-Ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xing-Wang
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult