Rapid diagnostic evaluation of bronchial washings in patients with suspected coccidioidomycosis

Seminars in Respiratory Infections

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 238-241

  Sarosi, George A ^a,b,c   Lawrence, James P ^a,b,c   Smith, Deborah K ^a,b,c   Thomas, Allan ^a,b,c   Hobohm, Dan W ^a,b,c   Kelley, Peter C ^a,b,c  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG MYCOSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

BENZENESULFONATES; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0035664437     PISSN: 08820546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/srin.2001.29323     Document Type: Article

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