Detection ofAspergillusSpecies in Blood and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Immunocompromised Patients by Means of 2‐Step Polymerase Chain Reaction: Clinical Results
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- 15 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (4), 428-435
- https://doi.org/10.1086/321887
Abstract
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from 67 patients who were at high risk for invasive aspergillosis were examined using a recently developed 2-steKeywords
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