Evaluation of β-D-glucan, LD and KL-6 in the diagnosis and monitoring of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

A. Kawai, A. Nakamura, T. Kutsuna, T. Niwa, K. Tonegawa, T. Kato, T. Yamamoto, M. Itoh (Nagoya, Kasugai, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory infections in immunodeficiency and transplantation
Session: Respiratory infections in immunodeficiency and transplantation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2121

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