Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis : prevalence, clinical complications, diagnosis and influence on the outcome
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an inflammatory lung disease characterised by a local immunological reaction to the intra-luminal antigen of aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) that has colonised the airway, with a prevalence of 2 to 15 % had been reported in patients with cystic...
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University of Glasgow
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.513337 |