Timing of Bronchoscopy and Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing in Immunocompromised Host Pneumonia
Ahmad Mourad, Daniel S Lupu, Morgan Richey, Paul Steven, Vance G Fowler, Brad Perkins, Thomas L Holland, Stephen P Bergin · 2026
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Ahmad Mourad leads a 2026 study of pneumonia testing in patients whose immune systems are weakened. Finding the germ fast matters, yet test success varies a lot between hospitals. The team reviewed 222 patients at ten sites and looked at timing of a lung scope test and a blood DNA test.
Usual testing found a cause in as few as eight percent and as many as fifty-eight percent of cases, by site. A scope test done within three days of an abnormal scan found more causes than one done later. Adding the blood DNA test raised the yield for both early and late groups. Prompt testing, the authors argue, should be the norm for these patients.
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| CREATOR | Ahmad Mourad, Daniel S Lupu, Morgan Richey, Paul Steven, Vance G Fowler, Brad Perkins, Thomas L Holland, Stephen P Bergin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24355 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |