Value of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Review of 30 Cases |
Sung, Ji-Youn
(Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Han, Joung-Ho (Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Oh, Young-Lyun (Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Suh, Gee-Young (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Jeon, Kyeong-Man (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Tae-Eun (Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Hospital) |
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