Abstract

Heart-lung transplantation (HLT) is now a treatment for severe pulmonary vascular disease, and end-stage chronic lung disease, including cystic fibrosis. Accurate diagnosis of lung rejection and opportunistic infection by transbronchial biopsy (TBB) has lead to improved survival. We report the repeated use of TBB, in a seriously ill HLT patient, to diagnose recurrent and different opportunistic infections

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