Open AccessPulmonary Mycoses Diagnosed Using Exfoliative Cytology: Infection or Colonization?
Author(s) -
Lavleen Singh,
Deepali Jain,
Karan Madan,
Sandeep Mathur,
Priti Chatterjee,
Randeep Guleria,
Venkateswaran K. Iyer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta cytologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1938-2650
pISSN - 0001-5547
DOI - 10.1159/000354940
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , pathology , cytopathology , histopathology , bronchoscopy , histoplasmosis , cytology , mycosis , cryptococcosis , biopsy , radiology , surgery
Flexible bronchoscopy with exfoliative cytology is an important tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary fungal infections. The question of colonization versus true fungal infection is of critical importance.
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