Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in AIDS patients: Value of cytomegalovirus culture from BAL fluid and correlation with lung disease

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 919-923

  Uberti Foppa, Caterina ^a   Lillo, Flavia ^a   Terreni, Maria R ^a   Puglisi, Armando ^a   Guffanti, Monica ^a   Gianotti, Nicola ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Bronchoalveolar lavage; CMV culture; Lung

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0031977039     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.4.919     Document Type: Article

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