Diagnosis of blastomycosis in surgical pathology and cytopathology: Correlation with microbiologic culture

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-261

  Patel, Ajay Jitendra ^a   Gattuso, Paolo ^a   Reddy, Vijaya B ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Blastomycosis culture; Blastomycosis cytopathology; Blastomycosis microbiology; Blastomycosis pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649135272     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181ca48a5     Document Type: Article

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