Feasibility and outcome of CT-guided lung biopsy in patients with hematological diseases and suspected fungal pneumonia | Zendy

Sanjeev Sharma | Zendy; Suman Kumar | Zendy; Tulika Seth | Zendy; Pravas Mishra | Zendy; Manoranjan Mahapatra | Zendy; Sanjay Sharma | Zendy; Seema Tyagi | Zendy; Immaculata Xess | Zendy; Ruma Ray | Zendy

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Feasibility and outcome of CT-guided lung biopsy in patients with hematological diseases and suspected fungal pneumonia

Author(s) -

Sanjeev Sharma,

Suman Kumar,

Tulika Seth,

Pravas Mishra,

Manoranjan Mahapatra,

Sanjay Sharma,

Seema Tyagi,

Immaculata Xess,

Ruma Ray

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2823

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , lung , lung biopsy , radiology , biopsy , intensive care medicine

Fungal pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients with hematological diseases. This study is aimed to evaluate the feasibility and outcome of computed tomography (CT) guided lung biopsy or fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of fungal pneumonia in patients with hematological diseases.

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