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Epstein-Barr virus DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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2007

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Κaterina Manika, Stella Alexiou‐Daniel, Despina Papakosta, Anna Papa, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Dimitrios Patakas, Antonis Ántoniadis
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Abstract

The results of this study support the association between IPF and EBV, at least in some cases, and provide evidence that BALF is an alternative for the detection of viral DNA in patients with IPF. However further investigation is required concerning the etiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.