Microbiology specimens obtained at the time of surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease: clinical yield and cost analysis(†)

OBJECTIVES: In efforts to obtain complete results, current practice in surgical lung biopsy (LB) for interstitial lung disease (ILD) recommends sending lung tissue samples for bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and viral cultures. This study assesses the value of this practice by evaluating the micro...

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Main Authors: Fibla, Juan J., Brunelli, Alessandro, Allen, Mark S., Wigle, Dennis, Shen, Robert, Nichols, Francis, Deschamps, Claude, Cassivi, Stephen D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Thoracic
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3241093/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21601471
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.03.054
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