Clinical significance of the recovery of Aspergillus species from the respiratory secretions of cystic fibrosis patients

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-10

  Milla, Carlos E ^a,b   Wielinski, Catherine L ^a   Regelmann, Warren E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Box 742 UMHC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; cystic fibrosis; sputum allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0029928073     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199601)21:1<6::AID-PPUL1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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