Study of the cost-effectiveness of three staining methods for identification of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-25

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHENAMINE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; SILVER STAINING; STAIN;

AZURE STAINS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COLORING AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; METHENAMINE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; STAINING AND LABELING; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 13244283062     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475053001985     Document Type: Article

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