detection of aspergillus by nested assay in bone marrow transplantation (bmt) patients
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Detection of Aspergillus by Nested Assay in Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Patients
Dear Editor, The increasing incidence of aspergillosis emphasizes to improve the diagnostic tools. 1 Aspergillus fumigatus is associated with a high rate of mortality among patients receiving Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). Diagnosis in the early stages of invasive aspergillosis (IA) is very difficult, as clinical and radiological sings are nonspecific. 2 In this study, we used nested PCR te...
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iranian red crescent medical journalجلد ۱۳، شماره ۴، صفحات ۲۸۷-۲۸۸
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