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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

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Bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) helps to identify certain uncommon pathogens causing CAP, as well as an aid in the differential diagnosis to exclude non-infectious pneumonia.