Diagnostic value of conidia associated with pulmonary oxalosis: Evidence of an Aspergillus niger infection

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 292-294

  Procop, Gary W ^a,b   Johnston, William W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hillcrest Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Conidia; Pulmonary oxalosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; OXALOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; HYPEROXALURIA; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0030818582     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199710)17:4<292::AID-DC10>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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