Version October 2024
| Bronchoalveolar lavage |
| Cytology |
| Standard aerobic bacterial culture |
| Herpesvirus PCR – (CMV, HSV1/2, VZV*) |
| Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystis carinii) stain or PCR |
| Legionella culture* |
| Nocardia culture* |
| Respiratory virus PCR (RSV, influenza, parainfluenza, SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, rhinovirus, HMPV)* |
| AFB culture* |
| Transbronchial biopsies (5 or more) |
| Pathology |
AFB: acid-fast bacilli; CMV: cytomegalovirus; HMPV: human metapneumovirus; HSV1/2: herpes simplex virus 1 and 2; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; VZV: varicella zoster virus.
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