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Chest, Vol 72, 105-107, Copyright © 1977 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Fatal pneumonitis and septicemia after fiberoptic bronchoscopy

BE Beyt Jr, DK King and RH Glew

This report describes the development of fatal pneumococcal pneumonia and septicemia following fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination and endobronchial biopsy of a patient with severe chronic congestive heart failure. Although a causal relationship has not been proven, the temporal sequence seems to favor this over a coincidental nosocomial infection. This case emphasizes that significant and occasionally fatal infectious complications may occur following fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination.


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A Prospective Study of Fever and Bacteremia After Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Children
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