Aspergillus detection in bronchoscopically aquired material - importance and interpretation

H. J. Seyfarth, J. Winkler, P. Nenoff, U. F. Haustein, H. Wirtz, J. Schauer (Leipzig, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Unusual pulmonary infections
Session: Unusual pulmonary infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2014
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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