Diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in histologically proven invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
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Bronchoscopy findings in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Two patients with invasive aspergillosis had unusual endobronchial appearances at fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Diagnosis was achieved by endobronchial biopsy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Bone Marrow Transplantation
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0268-3369,1476-5365
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702045