Introduction Respiratory infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an important tool to assess the role played by infectious agents in immunocompromised patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).
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