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Brief Report

Targeted PCR of Mucorales in pediatric bronchoalveolar lavage samples indicates low prevalence of airway colonization and sample contamination

Alexandra Kavvaloua Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Florian Stehlinga Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Sarah Christina Goretzkib Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Christian Dohna-Schwakeb Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Peter-Michael Rathc Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Mathis Steindora Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Pages 255-258 | Received 14 Sep 2023, Accepted 13 Nov 2023, Published online: 21 Nov 2023

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