Bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis
Objectives: Diagnosing pulmonary blastomycosis (PB) requires the detection of Blastomyces dermatitidis in pulmonary secretions or tissue, which can be achieved via bronchoscopic procedures like bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or brush and transbronchial biopsy (TBBx). This descriptive study retrieved t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302939 |