Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Researchers linked a bronchoscopy-associated pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum to contaminated ice used for bronchoalveolar lavage in 15 patients.

Products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, remain a focus in the investigation into the outbreak of lung injuries associated with use of electronic cigarettes or vaping, but new data from CDC’s Environmental Health Laboratory indicate that the presence of vitamin E acetate may also be a factor.

The prevalence of lower airway infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae among young children with cystic fibrosis has decreased significantly during the past 2 decades, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Detection of human herpesvirus 6B in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid appeared associated with higher risk for mortality among allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with lower respiratory tract disease, according to results of a retrospective, single-center study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.