An unwelcome guest: Aspergillus colonization in lung transplantation and its association with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1705-1706

  Garantziotis, S ^a   Palmer, S M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ALLOIMMUNITY; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; BRONCHOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650935059     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02709.x     Document Type: Editorial

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