| 
											 Original Article											 
											Bacterial Yield from Quantitative Cultures of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Patients with Pneumonia on Antimicrobial Therapy
											
																								
												Eun Sun Kim, Eui-Chong Kim, Sang-Min Lee, Seok-Chul Yang, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Jae-Joon Yim 
												
												Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):156-162.   Published online May 31, 2012												 
																										
												
												
																								
													Background/AimsEarly diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial choice are crucial when managing pneumonia patients, and quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid is considered a useful method for identifying pneumonia pathogens. We evaluated the quantitative yie..												  
																							 |