Bronchial Culture Growth From the Donor and Recipient as Predictive Factors in the Detection of Primary Graft Dysfunction and Pneumonia After Lung Transplant.

Bacterial growth shown in donor bronchial lavage and sputum culture positivity in patients before transplant were found to be independent predictors of primary graft dysfunction in the early posttransplant period. Organism growth in both the donor and the recipient during the pretransplant period are important determinants for the development of primary graft dysfunction.