| Reasons for Low Bacterial Yields from Quantitative Cultures of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid |
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Kang, Ji-Young
(Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea college of Medicine)
Kim, Seung-Joon (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea college of Medicine) |
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