Aspergillosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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9 Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine and Division of Pulmonology, Medical 10 University of Graz, Graz, Austria. 11 Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of 12 Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. 13 3 Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of 14 Graz, Graz, Austria. 15 Division of Hematology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. 16 Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of 17 Graz, Graz, Austria. 18 6 Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom. 19 20 Running head: Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in BAL 21
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