LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Molecular diagnostics in the bronchoalveolar lavage in a large cohort of immunocompromised patients

Daiana Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), Daiana Stolz, Reno Frei, Kathleen Jahn, Romana Calligaris-Maibach, Norina Reifer, Lilian Junker, Michael Tamm

Source: International Congress 2015 – The relevance of diagnostic and monitoring tools in clinical practice
Session: The relevance of diagnostic and monitoring tools in clinical practice
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 561
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Daiana Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), Daiana Stolz, Reno Frei, Kathleen Jahn, Romana Calligaris-Maibach, Norina Reifer, Lilian Junker, Michael Tamm. LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Molecular diagnostics in the bronchoalveolar lavage in a large cohort of immunocompromised patients. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 561

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