Diagnostic role of polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – A retrospective cohort study

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic role of PCR detection of Aspergillus DNA in the broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in a large cohort of patients suspected to have invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). Methods: Consecutive immunocompromised patients who underwent bronchosco...

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Main Authors: Emilia Hardak, Eyal Fuchs, Hannah Leskes, Yuval Geffen, Tsila Zuckerman, Ilana Oren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219301547