Detection of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (f-IIPs)

I. Lasithiotaki, K. Antoniou, R. Lymbouridou, K. Karagiannis, D. Spandidos, N. Siafakas, G. Sourvinos (Heraklion, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 234
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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I. Lasithiotaki, K. Antoniou, R. Lymbouridou, K. Karagiannis, D. Spandidos, N. Siafakas, G. Sourvinos (Heraklion, Greece). Detection of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (f-IIPs). Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 234

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