Apr 1, 2023 · To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) positivity in lung donors. To measure the rate of donor derived infections (DDI) and the effect of BAL positivity on …

The trend of positive BAL for MRSA or MSSA over the years and the differences in prevalence were evaluated by Chi-square tests for trend. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), …

Microbiological testing showed MSSA on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and tracheal aspirate, with a positive respiratory viral panel for rhinovirus. Complete microbiological workup is described in Table 1.

Oct 17, 2019 · The pre-transplant cultures taken from the donor lung are growing MSSA, Stenotrophomonas and Candida. Does anyone have resources to share that show the correct …

Jul 15, 2023 · As mentioned, we categorized the source of the positive MSSA BAL culture into three categories: recipient, donor, and both donor and recipient. Patients were excluded if MRSA was …

Jul 15, 2023 · The aim of this study was to assess the microbiological and clinical outcomes for lung transplant recipients (LTRs) with positive perioperative donor or/and recipient respiratory cultures for...

We describe two cases of donor-derived methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia that developed after transplantation of organs from a common donor who died from acute …

As mentioned, we categorized the source of the positive MSSA BAL culture into three categories: recipient, donor, and both donor and recipient. Patients were excluded if MRSA was cultured at the …

During the first 3 months after pulmonary transplantation, elevated total cell count in BAL and neutrophilic alveolitis are common, representing the cellular response to graft injury and interaction of …

Dec 4, 2025 · We aimed to determine whether mPCR in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in donor and recipient allows the early adaptation of antibiotic prophylaxis during LT.