Pleural fluid C-reactive protein concentration in discriminating uncomplicated from complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion

S. Petrusevska Marinkovic, I. Kondova Topuzovska, Z. Milenkovic, G. Kondov, A. Anastasovska, L. Stojanova (Skopje, Fyrom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session: Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2504
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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S. Petrusevska Marinkovic, I. Kondova Topuzovska, Z. Milenkovic, G. Kondov, A. Anastasovska, L. Stojanova (Skopje, Fyrom). Pleural fluid C-reactive protein concentration in discriminating uncomplicated from complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2504

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