Quantitative cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid during the course of pneumonia

V. Dudzevicius, R. Sakalauskas, A. Vitkauskiene, K. Malakauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Clinical biopathology of COPD / Infection /Interstitial lung disease
Session: Clinical biopathology of COPD / Infection /Interstitial lung disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1377
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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