title: Authors' commentary: Impact of bronchoalveolar lavage multiplex PCR on microbiological yield and therapeutic decisions in severe pneumonia in ICU.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: mrinalsircar@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Mrinal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sircar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: docranjan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: drrajeshgupta2387@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: onkarjha@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Onkar Kumar
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: amitguptaicu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India; SRL Diagnostics, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, India. Electronic address: ravneetkaur168@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ravneet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: MBBSdr_neela_c@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Neela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chavhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: MDdr_mukta@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Mukta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: sujeetsinghfortis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sujeet Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology