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The basis for definite diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis is exposure to at least one risk factor, presenting one chief symptom or two associate symptoms plus one microbiological and/or histopathological evidence. The microbiological evidence should be based on exclusion of specimen contamination. The histopathological evidence is the golden standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis.
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Su, DN., Qiu, C., Lu, PX., Wu, SP., Song, WD. (2019). Diagnosis of Pulmonary Aspergillosis. In: Qiu, C., Lu, PX., Wu, SP. (eds) Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3435-1_6
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