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Inna Gitelman1

  • 1Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Journal of Microbiological Methods
|July 6, 2020
PubMed

Keywords:
AspergillosisDeep fungal pulmonary infectionsEarly diagnosisImproved outcomesOptimization guidelines recommendationsOropharyngeal flora contaminationPaired saliva~sputum cultures – the SSC protocolPatient-assisted sputum collectionSputum rejection

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