Research Article

Special Staining of the Liquid-Based Cytopathology Test in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients

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Morphological characteristics of Coccidioides immitis in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sample prepared by LCT. Coccidioides immitis was characterized as a magenta spherical organism after PAS. Magnification, 40x. LCT: liquid-based cytopathology; PAS: periodic acid-schiff.