Bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection [2]

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 458-

  Koh, W J ^a   Kwon, O J ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INFECTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE;

BRONCHIECTASIS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646539505     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.47803corr1     Document Type: Letter

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