Autopsy-proven causes of death in lungs of patients immunocompromised by secondary interstitial pneumonia Causas de óbito por pneumonia intersticial secundária em autópsias pulmonares de pacientes imunocomprometidos

PURPOSE: To present the more frequent associations found in autopsies of immunocompromised patients who developed secondary interstitial pneumonia as well as the risk of death (odds ratio) in having specific secondary interstitial pneumonia according to the cause of immunocompromise. METHOD: From Ja...

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Main Authors: Alberto Antonio Terrabuio Junior, Edwin Roger Parra, Cecília Farhat, Vera Luiza Capelozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2007-02-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000100011