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Question of the Day
How many colony-forming units are required from a quantitative bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to make the diagnosis of pneumonia?
Explanation
The cutoff point used for the diagnosis of pneumonia is 10,000 CFU/mL for BAL (for endotracheal aspirates the cutoff is 1,000,000 CFU/mL, and for a protected brush specimen the cutoff is 1,000 CFU/mL). Diagnosing a pneumonia with less than 10,000 CFU/mL based on a BAL runs the risk of inappropriately administering antibiotics, and theoretically runs the risk of increased antimicrobial resistance.
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PneumoniaOA Series: April 2024
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Gastric POCUS, Part 1 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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Gastric POCUS, Part 2 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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Gastric POCUS, Part 3 of 3Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, George Washington University, Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE, Duke University Health System
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Anesthesia Services in Tanzania and KenyaSamuel Percy, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
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