Usefulness of bronchial lavage for the diagnosis of pulmonary disease caused by mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection

E. Sugihara, H. Koga, N. Hirota, T. Koyanagi, N. Ono, Y. Kido, T. Rikimaru, H. Aizawa (Fukuoka, Chikugo, Kurume, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory infections in immunodeficiency and transplantation
Session: Respiratory infections in immunodeficiency and transplantation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2109
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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