| Literature DB >> 19375640 |
Kenneth S Knox1, Laura Meinke.
Abstract
Although a biopsy may need to be performed in complicated patients, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an important adjunct to the diagnosis of pulmonary and disseminated fungal infections. Culture is the gold standard for diagnosis in many instances, but cytologic and morphologic analysis is often diagnostic. Although newer molecular and antigen techniques may be applied to BAL samples, the role of such tests is yet to be defined for many pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19375640 DOI： 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.02.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chest Med ISSN： 0272-5231 Impact factor: 2.878