Value of open-lung biopsy in 87 immunoco
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Bruce D. Cheson; Wolfram E. Samlowski; Thomas T. Tang; Spotswood L. Spruance
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Article
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1985
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A specific histologic diagnosis was obtained in 62 (71%) of the patients, 33 of whom had infections. Pneumocystis carinii was the most common microbial pathogen (16 patients), but no cases have been observed since 1980 when the routine use of prophylactic trimethoprim/sulfa began. The other specific