Pulmonary blastomycosis: An appraisal of diagnostic techniques

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 768-773

  Martynowicz, Marek A ^a   Prakash, Udaya B S ^b  

^a Kelsey Seybold Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Bronchoscopy; Cytology; Lung surgery; Sputum culture

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS SECRETION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SMEAR; SPUTUM CULTURE; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEA MUCUS;

EID: 0036208571     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.3.768     Document Type: Article

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