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Comment
. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):294.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03030-1.

Detecting influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis by determination of galactomannan in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid and in serum: should we add (1,3)-beta-D-glucan to improve efficacy

Patrick M Honore  1 , Leonel Barreto Gutierrez  2 , Luc Kugener  2 , Sebastien Redant  2 , Rachid Attou  2 , Andrea Gallerani  2 , David De Bels  2
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Detecting influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis by determination of galactomannan in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid and in serum: should we add (1,3)-beta-D-glucan to improve efficacy

Patrick M Honore et al. Crit Care. .
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