Importance of early bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients

S. Cedeño de Jesús, C. Merinas López, N. Burgos Guadix (Granada, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Biomarkers, diagnosis and outcome of respiratory infections
Session: Biomarkers, diagnosis and outcome of respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2694
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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