Intrapleural tPA increases pleural fluid output in pleural infection, independent of chest X-ray opacification

John Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), John Wrightson, John Corcoran, Ioannis Psallidas, Robert Hallifax, Nick Maskell, Najib Rahman

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pneumonia: determinants of clinical outcomes and potential strategies to improve its management
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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John Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), John Wrightson, John Corcoran, Ioannis Psallidas, Robert Hallifax, Nick Maskell, Najib Rahman. Intrapleural tPA increases pleural fluid output in pleural infection, independent of chest X-ray opacification. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1848

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