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Why would someone need a sputum fungal culture test?
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Fungal pneumonia: Certain fungi such as aspergillus, cryptococcus, coccidiodes, blastomyces and histoplasma can cause pneumonia and may be cultured from respiratory secretions.
Answered 12/3/2012
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