Special Staining of the Liquid-Based Cytopathology Test in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients

In recent years, various biomarkers have been gradually applied on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). The objective of this study is to assess the value of the liquid-based cytopathology test (LCT) for improving the identification of IPA i...

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Main Authors: Yue Hu, Lin Zheng, Deng Pan, Lei Shao, Xianfa Xu, Yiming Yu, Qidong Zhuang, Zaichun Deng, Zhongbo Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8243473