A follow-up study with broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) to assess the importance of airway colonization in lung transplantation (LTx)

B. M. Vanaudenaerde, L. L. Dupont, N. Geudens, D. E. M. Van Raemdonck, G. M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Lung transplantation: infection, rejection, animal models and more
Session: Lung transplantation: infection, rejection, animal models and more
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4463

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