Two cases of toxoplasma pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts are reported. The diagnoses were made by the identijication of trophozoites in bronchoalveolar lavage material. The organisms were more readily identified in the air-dried Diy-Quik-stained smears. Cytologic jindings and correlation with po
Bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia
β Scribed by Professor Jan F. Silverman; Robert C. Turner; R. Lee West; Thomas A. Dillard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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