Diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis using polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Aspergillus in BAL

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Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1171-1176

  Raad, Issam ^a   Hanna, Hend ^a   Huaringa, Armando ^a   Sumoza, David ^a   Hachem, Ray ^a   Albitar, Maher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline protease gene; Aspergillosis; Fungal pneumonia; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular diagnostics; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; DNA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036203866     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.4.1171     Document Type: Article

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