Pulmonary Aspergillus niger intracavitary colonization. Report of 23 cases and a review of the literature

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 104-110

  Severo, Luiz Carlos ^a   Geyer, Geraldo Resin ^a   Da Silva Porto, Nelson ^a   Wagner, Mário Bernardes ^a   Londero, Alberto Thomaz ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Microbiologia Clinica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus niger; Diabetes mellitus; Intracavitary colonization; Lung; Oxalosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001506835     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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