Improving diagnostic accuracy for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the intensive care unit

Affiliations

¹ 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
² 2nd Department of Critical Care Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.

Editorial

Katerina Kaziani et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;4(18):352.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.06.

¹ 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.
² 2nd Department of Critical Care Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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