Relative value and cost-effectiveness of culture and special stains in fine needle aspirates of the lung

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-311

  Krane, Jeffrey F ^a   Renshaw, Andrew A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Lung diseases; Stains and staining; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METHENAMINE; SILVER;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIN; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; FUNGI; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031946884     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331608     Document Type: Article

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