Detecting the presence of fungal signals in the asthmatic airway

A. Sullivan (Cork, Ireland), E. Hunt (Cork, Ireland), S. Lapthorne (Cork, Ireland), C. Ward (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), J. Eustace (Cork, Ireland), P. Byrne (Ontario, Canada), B. Plant (Cork, Ireland), J. Macsharry (Cork, Ireland), D. Murphy (Cork, Ireland)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Asthma: clinical screening tools
Session: Asthma: clinical screening tools
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 672
Disease area: Airway diseases

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