Endobronchial cryptococcosis

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 236-238

  Sahoo, Debasis ^a   Southwell, Clyde ^b   Karnak, Demet ^c   Mehta, Atul C ^d,e  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Lung Transplant Team/A90   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Endobronchial; Flexible bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28044454302     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.laboratory.0000181284.43117.ce     Document Type: Article

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