Pathological Spectrum of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Study of Pulmonary Lesions of 54 Autopsies and the Relationship Between Neutrophilic Response and Histologic Features of Lesions in Experimental Aspergillosis

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-181

  Shibuya, Kazutoshi ^a   Ando, Tsunehiro ^a   Wakayama, Megumi ^a   Naoe, Shiro ^a   Takaoka, Masayoshi ^b   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^c  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b ICAM Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

animal model; Aspergillus fumigatus; autopsy; Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; pathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000349452     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.38.175     Document Type: Article

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