Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patient

Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient: Strategies for Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 53-93

  Baughman, Robert P ^a   Lower, Elyse E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cultures in routine assessment of community acquired pneumonia; Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL); Endotracheal aspirate; Immunocompromised patient and pneumonia diagnosis; Non bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage; Pneumonia diagnosis and clinical assessment; Protected brush sample (PBS); Transbronchial biopsy (TBB)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878087793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470714171.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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