Bacterial and fungal microflora in surgically removed lung cancer samples

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Apostolou, Panagiotis ^a   Tsantsaridou, Aggeliki ^b   Papasotiriou, Ioannis ^a   Toloudi, Maria ^a   Chatziioannou, Marina ^a   Giamouzis, Gregory ^b  

^a Research Genetic Cancer Centre Ltd (RGCC Ltd)   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Lung cancer; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 80053935151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-6-137     Document Type: Article

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