Utility of multimodal sampling and testing during advanced bronchoscopy for diagnosing atypical respiratory infections in a Coccidioides-endemic region
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Background: The role of advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy (ADB) for assessing atypical respiratory infections is unclear. purpose this study was to ascertain: (I) the utility ADB-tissue sampling in patients with focal thoracic lesions due infections; (II) how multimodal bronchoscopic and testing enhance diagnosis a Coccidioides-endemic region.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2077-6624', '2072-1439']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-23-83