The role of pleural fluid to serum ratio of tumor necrosis factor-a concentration (TNF ratio) in differentiation between complicated and uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion

M. Odeh, E. Sabo, I. Srugo, A. Oliven (Haifa, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Respiratory infections and inflammations
Session: Respiratory infections and inflammations
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2596
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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