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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

False-positive serum and bronchoalveolar lavage Aspergillus galactomannan assays caused by different antibiotics

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Pages 461-468 | Received 26 Nov 2009, Accepted 07 Jan 2010, Published online: 02 Mar 2010

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