Table 2 BALF sample characteristics
From: Divergent airway microbiomes in lung transplant recipients with or without pulmonary infection
Number of BALF samples | 46 |
Samples/patient; median (range) | 2 (1–4) |
Sample collection during; n (%) | |
No infection Infection Antibiotic treatment | 15 (33) 31 (67) 16 (35) |
Bacterial growth in conventional cultures; n (%)* | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Escherichia coli Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Burkholderia spp Staphylococcus aureus Other bacteria Negative culture | 9 (20) 8 (18) 5 (11) 4 (9) 4 (9) 9 (20) 11 (24) |