| detection of fungi and other pathogens in immunocompromised patients by bronchoalveolar lavage in an area endemic for coccidioidomycosis. | bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) was performed in 51 adult immunocompromised patients (30 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [aids] and 21 non-aids) as part of an extensive diagnostic evaluation for diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. because multiple episodes occurred in several patients, a total of 60 bals were performed. a diagnosis of fungal pneumonia was eventually made in 12 patients (24 percent). the organism was identified in bals from seven of the 12, including five of seven cases of cocciodoido ... | 1990 | 2161329 |